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The SALT Mass Casualty Triage Approach
 - SALT stands for “Sort, Assess, Lifesaving interventions, and Treatment
Approach - SALT stands ... performance in an actual disaster ... #Management #Disaster ... MassCasualty #Incident #Algorithm ... #Protocol
START is a rapid triage system for prioritizing disaster victims
Briefly, it is based around:
- Is the
for prioritizing disaster ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Disaster #START ... Incident #Triage #Algorithm ... #Protocol
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Assessment of volume status ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #Nephro #Hyponatremia ... #Differential #Algorithm
A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
Volume Status 3. ... Resistance #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #IM #PCC #Hypotensive ... Hypotension #Approach #Algorithm
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... Midazolam 10 mg IM ... epilepticus: - Propofol ... Epilepticus #Treatment #Algorithm ... #Management #Neurology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... Midazolam 10 mg IM ... ADVANCED AIRWAY MANAGEMENT ... • Induction: propofol ... EPILEPTICUS • Propofol
Status Epilepticus 
Continuous seizure activity > 5-10 min OR >= 2 seizures without full recovery
First line
Status Epilepticus ... 4 mg IV (10 mg IM ... infusion) • Propofol ... hr infusion #Status ... #Epilepticus #Management
Management Algorithm for Status Epilepticus

• Assess airway, breathing, and circulation
• Pulse oximetry
• Electrocardiogram
• Finger stick (give
Management Algorithm ... for Status Epilepticus ... Fosphenytoin 20 PE/kg IM ... mg/kg/hr or • Propofol ... #Algorithm #Neurology
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Culture Collection Algorithm ... Algorithm Source ... whose clinical status ... #Management #BloodCultures ... EmergencyDepartment #Protocol
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start Algorithm ... - Management of ... try Bup 0.3mg IV/IM ... peak 1 hr, steady state ... dosing TID/QID #Management