The Skeptics' Guide to EM
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
After starting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), you note pulseless electrical activity (PEA) on the monitor. The paramedic is trying to get intravenous (IV) access to give epinephrine per the protocol. Epinephrine has long been a cornerstone in the management of OHCA. Reference: Couper et al.
Handtevy
JUNE 20, 2025
It’s official: the 2025 ILCOR Pediatric Life Support guidelines have removed the recommendation to administer cardiac arrest dose epinephrine for symptomatic bradycardia in children. Hallelujah For years, the use of epinephrine in bradycardic pediatric patients receiving CPR has been embedded in resuscitation algorithms.
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Emergency Medicine Education
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
A pre-post study conducted in North Carolina compared multi-dose epinephrine with single-dose epinephrine in adult non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients. Link to article
EMDocs
APRIL 25, 2025
Navy veteran, he specializes in pediatric trauma care Takehome Points Differentiate Between Traumatic and Medical Cardiac Arrest: The approach to traumatic cardiac arrest is distinct from medical arrest, with hemorrhage control and volume resuscitation taking precedence over standard CPR and epinephrine administration.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 6, 2016
The QRS proves it. Posted by Steve Smith at 6:29 AM Email This BlogThis! .
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 27, 2014
OMI Manifesto About Resources Teaching Images Lectures + Podcasts Rules + Equations OMI Literature Timeline OMI Facts and References The OMI Quizzes OMI Pocket Guide Cardiac CATH Guide QTc Calculator Lead Reversals-Artifact Neuroprotective CPR OMI AI: The Queen of Hearts Thursday, November 27, 2014 A patient with chest pain. LV Aneurysm?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 10, 2019
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