Emergency department, ventilated patients, platelets, and CPR devices

TT HealthWatch - Aug. 21, 2026
Elizabeth Tracey and Dr. Richard Lange

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

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