Background: Patients with cardiac arrest, either with a shockable or non-shockable rhythm, are at high risk of death and neurological impairment. Hypoxic-anoxic brain injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients. (1) International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) recommends moderate therapeutic hypothermia (32°C to 36°C) for patients who achieve return of […]

Background: The role of bedside ultrasound to evaluate traumatic cardiac injury and aortic aneurysm rupture is well established. However, there is a lack of robust data to support the accuracy of use of immediate ultrasonography procedures at the point of care to detect other cardiovascular conditions. Aim of this umbrella meta-analysis was to evaluate a […]

Case Presentation: A 19-year-old male with no known medical history presented to the ED after being found down and profusely diaphoretic by his parents. He was unresponsive to multiple doses of Ativan and Narcan. He was tachycardic to the 150s and had respiratory insufficiency, so he was intubated in the ED. Initial EKG showed sinus […]