…main clinical rule Two questions determine the initial management: 1. Does the patient have severe neurological symptoms that may be due to the hyponatraemia? 2…

…delayed, partly due to autopsy studies demonstrating an absence of coronary thrombi in a significant proportion of deceased patients. Historically referred to as coronary thrombosis…

…does not fall into the other categories. Trauma Cardiac arrest caused by violence, accidents, burns, or other trauma. Drowning Cardiac arrest due to drowning Electrocution…

…on the bowel must be taken into account). Known allergy to the preparation — rare; itching and urticaria are usually due to histamine release, not allergy…

…alert value < 3.9 mmol/L but at least 3.0 mmol/L Prompt action is needed to prevent a further fall Level 2…

…fraction (LVEF). Sustained VT: Defined as VT lasting longer than 30 seconds or requiring termination earlier due to hemodynamic collapse [4] . Sustained VT is a…

…to markedly impaired renal function [3]. Urine output can change before creatinine but is not a pure marker of filtration. Oliguria may be due to…

…0.4 0.8 2.1 Table 1. Survival in out of hospital cardiac arrest due to external causes ( Kitamura et al). References DeBehnke DJ…

CPR Cardiac arrest due to trauma In cases of traumatic cardiac arrest, addressing reversible etiologies takes precedence over chest compressions. If trauma is not definitively…

…These estimates should be viewed as approximations due to the following: Registry data indicate that survival is possible with longer periods of no flow ( Rawshani…