Emergency department, ventilated patients, platelets, and CPR devices
This week's topics include boarding in the ED, attempts to clear secretions in ventilated patients, cold-stored platelets, and devices to do CPR.
Program notes:
0:35 Devices to do CPR versus manual
1:37 About 60% of U.S. population
2:32 8-9% survive with favorable neurologic status
3:15 Ventilated patients and reduction of mucous secretions
4:15 Duration of ventilation unchanged
5:15 Regulate or expectorate
5:40 Boarding ED patients
6:45 Adults admitted to general medicine service
7:45 More common in older patients
8:45 Can initiate inpatient management
9:24 Cold stored platelets versus room temp
10:24 Hemostatic efficiency score
11:30 Historically used in cancer patients
12:45 End