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Lightning Strike Electrical Injury
Types of Lightning Strikes: Direct, Side Splash, Contact injury, Ground current
ELECTRICAL INJURIES: Primary
type of current (AC ... Electric Arc- associated ... (lightening) AC ... CARDIAC: asytole ... #Injury #clinical
Cardiac Rupture with Pericardial Effusion

Apical 4 chamber. Note larger right sided pericardial effusion with significant compression
Cardiac Rupture ... pericardial #effusion #tamponade ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #A4c ... #clinical
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (S4C)
Can be missed on cardiac monitor - another reason to echo
Echocardiogram (S4C ... Can be missed on cardiac ... Prats @PratsEM #VFib ... Echocardiogram #S4C ... #clinical #cardiology
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
ST elevation of acute ... large clot and tamponade ... effusion #clot #thrombus ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
Malignant Pericardial Effusion causing Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram (S4c)
Hypotensive + respiratory distress. At first glance you
(S4c) Hypotensive ... tamponade! ... #Tamponade #clinical ... #ultrasound #s4c ... echocardiogram #POCUS #cardiology
Fine Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram

Male, witnessed cardiac arrest.

- Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#Ventricular #Fibrillation #VFib #POCUS
Male, witnessed cardiac ... #Fibrillation #VFib ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #s4c
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade ... tamponade. ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #trauma #cardiology ... #s4c
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS

In an unstable pt w/ chest trauma, subxiphoid view FIRST!

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Effusion with Tamponade ... Pericardial #Effusion #Tamponade ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #cardiology #clinical ... #s4c #trauma
Clot in Transit on POCUS Echocardiogram

Not something you ever want to see! How much should clot
- VCU Ultrasound ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #s4c #cardiology ... #thrombus #VTE ... pulmonaryembolism #AcutePE
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
type of current (AC ... Electric Arc- associated ... (lightening) AC ... #Injury #clinical ... #video #nsfw