You are doing CPR wrong, or so says Felipe Teran, an ED resuscitation sonographer. Felipe has just started as a Resus/ED attending at University of Pennsylvania. The VodcastLet us know what you think in the comments section below … [Read more...]
EMCrit 207 – A Case to Acid Test your Resus Logistics
This week a case to test your Resus chops. The care is not hard, the logistics definitely are. Items of InterestDirty Double Push-Dose Pressor Update RUSH Exam Hyperkalemia HOP Killers Peripheral Vasopressors SLEDNow on to the Podcast... … [Read more...]
EMCrit Wee – Central Line MicroSkills – Dilation
This is the next installation in the central line (and really any Seldinger procedure) microskills. You should have already watched the videos with the following microskills:Syringe Suction while Manipulating Needle Stabilization during Syringe Removal & Wire Insertion Wire Manipulation Dilation (this video) Bonus Skills (Wire Straightening without … [Read more...]
EMCrit Podcast 206 – ApOx, ENDAO, & PreOx Update
We've spoken a ton on EMCrit on Apneic Oxygenation and Preoxygenation, well here is some more. Nick Caputo and his Lincoln Airway Group did an amazing trial of ApOx in the ED. Rory recently wrote about it and there have been some amazing posts around the FOAM world as well (see Rory's post). Now I weigh in with my take and a discussion of my new thoughts on PreOx. Three Items … [Read more...]
EMCrit Podcast 205 – Push-Dose Pressors Update
Today, an update on Push-Dose Pressors. I coined the name Push-Dose Pressors (PDPs) way back on episode 6. The idea was not new, anesthesiologists and resus docs have been using bolus-dose vasopressors for decades. I just thought the name was dumb, these are not boluses in the way I have always thought of them (a brief iv drip). I also thought it was crazy that the concept had … [Read more...]
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