Remember that A comes before B and C. If you haven’t protected the airway, you haven’t effectively cared for the patient Renée Roberts MD What to Do – Take Action…
Assure that patients with severe asthma and status asthmaticus receive adequate intravascular volume expansion David Stockwell MD What to Do – Take Action Asthma is one of the most common…
Do not waste time trying to get an intravenous (IV) line on an infant in shock when an intraosseous (IO) line will do just as well William Giasi Jr. MD…
Intravenous (IV) fluid management is indicated as the first therapeutic intervention for all types of shock Caroline Rassbach MD What to Do – Take Action Shock occurs when the oxygen…
An arterial blood gas (ABG) is not needed to document respiratory failure. Care for the patient first and intubate when necessary Dorothy Chen MD What to Do – Take Action…
Do not assume that a negative drug screen means that no drugs of abuse were used. Many drugs of abuse are not identified on standard urine drug screening samples Michael…
Feel for lower extremity pulses in trauma patients Russell Cross MD What to Do – Gather Appropriate Data A trauma evaluation requires a complete and thorough examination beyond the ABCs…
Do not miss the diagnosis of sepsis or pneumonia in a patient with sickle cell disease and fever Emily Riehm Meier MD What to Do – Interpret the Data Sickle…
Because the classic signs and symptoms of the appendicitis are not always present in children, the provider must have a high index of suspicion for this condition Michael Clemmens MD…
Be aware of the potential for opiate (heroin) drug abuse in adolescents Michael S. Potter Anthony Slonim MD What to Do – Gather Appropriate Data Heroin use in the United…
