resuscitation

3 min read 2023-01-10 22:00:17

Best Of EAST 2023 #6: The Best Place To Intubate Bleeding Patients

Forty years ago, the presumption was that the best way to intubate a trauma patient was to take them to a fully equipped operating room and have an

2 min read 2023-01-06 23:41:04

We know that even a brief shock episode in patients with severe TBI dramatically increases mortality. Therefore, standard practice is to ensure good

3 min read 2023-01-05 22:00:10

Decades ago, blood banks discovered they could fractionate units of whole blood into components for focused use. This was useful for patients who

2 min read 2023-01-03 22:00:17

Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) remains one of the shiny new trauma toys. Yet, with nearly a decade of human study,

2 min read 2022-11-12 19:00:00

This case as written by Drs. Stephen Jensen, Brandon Bowdoin, and Kristen Whitworth as well as Spring Lutzen. Stephen Jensen is a third-year

1 min read 2022-10-20 00:52:03

This case is courtesy of Dr. Qadeem Salehmohamed. Qadeem is a 4th year EM resident at the University of British Columbia – Kelowna Site. He has

1 min read 2022-10-20 00:52:03

This case is courtesy of Dr. Qadeem Salehmohamed. Qadeem is a 4th year EM resident at the University of British Columbia – Kelowna Site. He has

3 min read 2022-09-26 23:00:00

CASEA 57-year-old female presents to the emergency department with fatigue and weakness that have been worsening over a period of several

8 min read 2022-08-23 21:30:00

Patients with severe asthma exacerbations will get the proverbial “kitchen sink” thrown at them when it comes to treatment. First of all, that

2 min read 2022-08-12 21:00:20

The activation of the massive transfusion protocol (MTP) for hypotension is commonplace. The MTP provides rapid access to large volumes of blood

7 min read 2022-08-08 18:39:15

Author: Cameron Jones, MD, MPH (EM Resident Physician, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL) // Reviewed by: Bryant Allen, MD (EM Attending

3 min read 2022-06-21 21:00:44

REBOA (Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta) is a “newer” resuscitative technique that has actually been around since the

9 min read 2022-06-21 08:20:10

This week I am making a guest appearance on my Canadian mate Ken Milne’s amazing podcast. Below is the written version of the chat we had about the

2 min read 2022-06-01 02:00:51

This is a one minute journal club-ish on Sepsis Deaths. This is not medical advice. Read the FREE article for yourself and do not trust me.Hat tip to

7 min read 2022-05-12 12:14:09

Authors: Lloyd Tannenbaum (EM Attending Physician, San Antonio, TX) and Brannon Inman (EM Resident, San Antonio, TX)// Reviewed by: Jamie