EMCrit

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

I am joined again by my good friend, Joe Bellezzo, to discuss the nurse-led code. I've been doing this at my two shops for about a decade. Joe, along with his partners-in-crime Zack Shinar & Chris Ho, have set up a beautiful process for nurse led code management at their hospital, Sharp Memorial in San Diego. Stuff Mentioned in the PodcastHere is the … [Read more...]