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START is a rapid triage system for prioritizing disaster victims
Briefly, it is based around:
- Is the
START is a rapid ... radial pulse or normal ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Incident #Triage #Algorithm ... #Protocol
Vasopressors Demystified

Shock comes in many flavors and so do vasopressors. Here’s a OnePager summarizing my approach
Demystified Shock ... including when to start ... #CriticalCare #Management ... #Pharmacology #Comparison
We present an algorithm for pain management in the polytrauma patient that divides patients into three
We present an algorithm ... for pain management ... the patient with normal ... #Management #Pain ... #Algorithm
The SALT Mass Casualty Triage Approach
 - SALT stands for “Sort, Assess, Lifesaving interventions, and Treatment
alternative to START ... #Management #Disaster ... MassCasualty #Incident #Algorithm ... #Protocol
American College of Critical Care Medicine algorithm for time-sensitive, goal-directed stepwise management of hemodynamic support in
Care Medicine algorithm ... goal-directed stepwise management ... to next step if shock ... #Shock #Algorithm ... Pediatrics #Sepsis #Management
Paucis Verbis card: Early goal directed therapy
April 16th, 2010 | ALiEM Cards, Infectious Disease 
By: Michelle
sepsis and septic shock ... #Management #SepsisBundle ... #EGDT #Rivers #Protocol ... #Algorithm #ALiEM
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
INITIAL MANAGEMENT ... • Start broad-spectrum ... Lactated Ringers > Normal ... ADVANCED MANAGEMENT ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
- Hemorrhagic shock ... massive transfusion protocol ... and transport STAT ... - ↓HR, ↓BP, Abnormal ... Survey #CABCDE #management
Hypothermia - Protocol for ED
CORE TEMP < 34º
INITIAL THERAPY
 • Remove wet garments
 • Avoid rough
Hypothermia - Protocol ... INVESTIGATIONS • Stat ... CPR • Max 3 shocks ... #management #treatment ... #algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology