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Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
exacerbation (↓ intubation ... Inability to protect airway ... / remove mask, ... #Ventilation #diagnosis ... #management #indications
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
assessment of airway ... nasopharyngeal airway ... and bag-valve mask ... requiring endotracheal intubation ... #Emergency #Neurology
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
of Electrical Injury ... in the Emergency ... ED arrival MSK ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... #Management #Emergency
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
hospital fire emergency ... Consider inhalational injury ... • Consider intubation ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Neonatal Resuscitation - Airway and Breathing
Airway
 • Opened by placing the infants's head in a neutral
Call for help Intubation ... • Intubation ... • Limit intubation ... #Breathing #Management ... #peds #pediatrics
Algorithm for Acute ED Management of Excited Delirium 

Pearls for Appropriate Restraint:
- 1 person for each
Algorithm for Acute ED Management ... restraint and manage airway ... oxygen as a spit mask ... neuromuscular injury ... #Emergency #Protocol
Bronchiolitis - Lower respiratory tract (bronchioles) 

Microbiology 
 • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (most commonl
Continuous positive airway ... • Endotracheal intubation ... Bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Pediatric Button Battery Ingestion
Most serious BB ingestions are not witnessed. Therefore, have a low threshold for
Pediatric Button ... : Hematemesis, Airway ... Severity of tissue injury ... Ingestion #toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #Pediatrics
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... applied) A - Airway ... /airway threat ... #Pediatrics ... Survey #CABCDE #management
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
use of a face mask ... a supraglottic airway ... ‘CICO rescue’ (emergency ... management can ... #criticalcare #intubation