Round 22 (Cardiac Arrest)

EM Clerkship - A podcast by Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD

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CAUTION: THESE NOTES CONTAIN SPOILERS!!! Case Introduction You are working a shift at EM Clerkship General when the triage nurse runs and grabs both you and your attending for a patient in triage who has active CPR in progress. Initial Vitals * Temp 98.0F* HR 0* RR 0* BP unmeasurable* O2 70% Critical Actions * Identify pregnancy by exam, POCUS, or history* Place patient in left lateral decubitus* Perform resuscitative hysterotomy* Resuscitate the neonate Further Reading Neonatal Resuscitation (EMCases) Resuscitative Hysterotomy (EMCases)