Never remove a central line from an upright patient - only supine.
Estimates of 1 air embolism death / day worldwide from this

Tell everyone who you think might not know this

Excellent video from @patientsafe3 on how safety challenges can be addressed.
https://t.co/yadP3x6QEO

Save the date!
Our next Resuscitology Course will be on the 15th-16th November 2018 in Sydney, at a coastal venue.

The best Resuscitation course ever?
Early bird registration ends tonight
https://t.co/PhSvVw0pT3

We'll allow a few more registrations on the Resuscitology course in the Blue Mountains before we hit the 'Closed' button.

And some good news - we're extending the early bird discount so you can finish your Easter eggs!

#notanaprilfoolsjoke

Read more:

https://t.co/4CsWUUmXuH

Resuscitology – The Art and Science of Resuscitation course is accredited for 14.5 ACEM CPD hours.
But even if it wasn't - you'd want to be there
https://t.co/PhSvVw0pT3

How do you select the right vasoactive drug for shock patients in the ED?
Would you use noradrenaline (norepinephrine) first line in cardiogenic shock?

There are evidence based guidelines...

https://t.co/j7IwVP75Ux

#Haemodynamics

Participants in the 9-10 May 2018 Resuscitology Course have already started submitting their tough resus cases for discussion. Powerful learning points in clinical, human factors, and systems domains. It’s going to be an empowering and educational two days
https://t.co/1R51NE43ub

Are you using arterial lines during CPR?

Targeting coronary perfusion pressure (or diastolic BP) is supported by animal and human data and an AHA consensus.

Aim for DBP >25 mmHg

see
https://t.co/14dAxfwlI5

and

https://t.co/EmZcBsAbyl

#cardiacarrest
#Monitoring

Traditional teaching was that atropine doses < 100 mcg causes bradycardia in young infants. This had no evidence base and has seen been rebutted

https://t.co/BipNxRgMxP

#dogmalysis
#PedEM
#pediatrics
#cardiology

A quick way to consider causes of PEA arrest (or severe hypotension) is to consider: Volume - Pump - Obstruction, and then 3 causes of obstruction (tamponade, tension pneumothorax, massive PE). This is the '3 plus 3 rule'.

https://t.co/DBhm4tOBfP

#Cardiacarrest

Although fever in patients with other acute brain pathologies (eg stroke, traumatic brain injury) should be avoided, it might be beneficial in CNS infection, & aggressive temperature reduction might be harmful

#NeuroResus
#sepsis

https://t.co/j3OkzSQPuv

https://t.co/H9R3yskbJt

Description of the type of cases we'll analyse on the Resuscitology Course, by @cliffreid

https://t.co/NVRVgvz0vX

Course info at https://t.co/1R51NE43ub

Traumatic cardiac arrest should not be seen as universally fatal or treated with nihilism. Civilian studies show survival rates of around 7-8%, and in some military studies >10%

https://t.co/K0Pc5tu0Tq

https://t.co/LEruRS7n05

#Trauma
#CardiacArrest
#Dogmalysis

Our earlier Tweet linked to an article that referred to central venous gases vs ABGs
Most of the work on peripheral VBGs is by @kellyam_jec

See https://t.co/4GO1zmVm0S… (thanks @broomedocs ) and https://t.co/5RHSZjKHlz

In life-threatening postpartum haemorrhage consider intrauterine balloon tamponade as an adjunct to other measures.

In the Emergency Department without dedicated uterine balloon devices, a Sengstaken–Blakemore tube or even condom catheter can be used.

https://t.co/XdSnV3yjdd

Even in hypotensive patients, venous blood gases provide pH, bicarb, base excess & lactate levels that are close enough to arterial values to be clinically useful.

No need to puncture an artery acutely other than for invasive blood pressure monitoring.

https://t.co/KbCEZCJ57v