A baseline review of the ability of hospitals in Kenya to provide emergency and critical care services for COVID-19 patients
Wachira B, Mwai M.
Afr J Emerg Med. 2021;[Epub ahead of print]
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There are many wonderful infographics concerning pediatric sedation at @pedsedation website - this is about NPO status in children for urgent & emergent procedures @DryerBecca @magod_b @DrBudde21 @KerrynRoome @hyguruprep @Pradipsedation @agstormorken @AmberPRogers #PedsICU
@Crucial_Kollo @road_driving thats so many accident victims ends up dead but also there should be an official response team with the correct equipment
Copy, paste and edit for all other emergency conditions. @PECCKenya @EMKeFoundation we need review of #emergencycareKenya https://twitter.com/AfJEM/status/1351470149208043520
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How’s your prehospital paeds preparedness #EMS colleagues? A great thread on sim scenarios here to inspire your training #PedsEMS https://twitter.com/bmorshedimd/status/1158464290468368390
Station 4 - Peds respiratory distress due to status asthmaticus. Don’t be afraid to use IM epi or escalate to CPAP on these patients. Use math-free tools for Peds med dosing when able. No wheezing in an asthmatic is a bad thing! #EMS #FOAMems #PedsEMS
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Two awesome infographics by @MRamzyDO on #ketamine & #TXA two very useful & important meds in the ICU.
Mark is an awesome up-and-coming #FOAMed educator, friend, & a kindred spirit in the #OnePager/#Infographics space. Definitely worth following him (and getting him above 3k!)
Terminology:
In general,
Type 1 RF requires CPAP type of NIV.
Type 2 RF requires BPAP type of NIV.
PEEP=EPAP=CPAP i.e. they all mean the same!
So you can say in Type 1 RF (Hypoxic failure), the pressure we provide is PEEP or just EPAP or CPAP.
For Type 2 RF (Hypercapnic), we provide IPAP as well as EPAP. IPAP is greater than EPAP, PS (Pressure Support is the difference between IPAP and EPAP). For instance if IPAP = 15 and EPAP is 10 then PS = 15-10 i.e. 5cm H2O.
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