Single bag for adults and kids
A nice idea – using a single adult self-inflating bag for the resuscitation of adult and paediatric patients, marked to […]
All Updates, ICU, Kids, PHARM, Resus
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Decompressive craniectomy for high ICP head trauma
Bilateral decompressive craniectomy for severe diffuse traumatic brain injury and intracranial hypertension that was refractory to first line therapies did […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus, Ultrasound
Thrombolysis in submassive PE – still equipoise?
The AHA has produced a comprehensive guideline on venous thromboembolic disease. Here are some excerpts pertaining to resuscitation room decision […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, Resus
It's a bit quiet in here
Blogging has slowed a bit as I’ve been travelling to the UK and am running courses here all week. Just […]
All Updates, ICU, Kids, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Intubation checklist
Perhaps you’ve read the blog post and heard the podcast about the excellent NAP4 airway audit…..now you can start putting […]
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NAP 4 Podcast
Check out EMCrit.org for our Podcast interview with Professor Jonathan Benger, the Emergency Physician who contributed to the design, execution, […]
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Predicting neurological outcome after cardiac arrest
Predicting neurological recovery after successful cardiac arrest resuscitation has always been tricky, with clinical signs on day one being unreliable, […]
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Status epilepticus review
A review on status epilepticus, differentiating complex partial status from generalised convulsive status: PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Status epilepticus is one […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, PHARM, Resus
STEMI criteria vary with age and sex
On reading through the 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science – Part 10: […]
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Intravenous lipid emulsion as antidote
Emergency physician intensivist Grant Cave and colleagues review the literature on intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) therapy for human poisoning in […]