Seeing how much the world accepts that it’s impossible to move on after watching CPR really makes me think about how we (medical professionals, especially those who work in Emergency departments) are expected to just move on immediately after a code.
For those who don’t take care of post arrest patients, a lot of updates will come, they’ll mostly describe things that are considered routine post-arrest care. Don’t try to read too much into them. 9 minutes of high quality CPR administered rapidly after an arrest is key.
I almost feel guilty for accepting all the love and attention nurses are getting right now. I don’t live in a hotspot; if anything, we are less busy. Other than working in PPE and constant changes, it’s not as bad as I feel everyone imagines. Anyone else feeling the same?
The nasopharynx goes back, not up.
When you take a nasopharyngeal swab or insert nasogastric tube, NEVER aim upwards towards the brain.
Go LOW and go SLOW.
"A man has died and his wife is under critical care after the couple, both in their 60s, ingested chloroquine phosphate," one of the anti-malaria drugs that President Trump has mentioned in recent days. https://t.co/8Kuwj3tlA1
Please be mindful of the most priceless gift of all; the ability to breathe, to be alive, to love, to help, to hope, to smile. The best gifts in life will never be found under any Christmas tree. Those gifts are family, friends, children, parents, grandparents. The ones you love.