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Care after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC)

CPR Post resuscitation care Victims of out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) who achieve ROSC in the emergency room (ER) are transferred to the intensive…

Empirical antibiotic therapy: quick reference for common infections

…are taken from the recommendations of Strama Stockholm for the empirical antibiotic treatment of adults in hospital and in residential care homes (SÄBO) 2025/2026…

Gastric lavage and activated charcoal

…measure in decontamination, and gastric lavage is today a rare procedure reserved for very serious poisonings in which the patient reaches hospital early. The benefit…

Basic Life Support (BLS) in cardiac arrest

…indicating high effectiveness. Although BLS is primarily developed for out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), it can be used in any setting until advanced cardiac…

Cardiac arrest during pregnancy and childbirth

…of pregnancy, or when the fundal height surpasses the umbilicus, the uterus should be manually displaced to the woman's left side (Figure 1). Additional…

The chain of survival in sudden cardiac arrest

…actions constitute the chain of survival ( Figure 1 ). The chain of survival in out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) includes laymen (bystanders), the emergency dispatcher…

Acute kidney injury: quick reference for management

…for dialysis? AKI occurs in about one fifth of adults during a hospital episode in international studies and is linked to substantial mortality, even though…

Status epilepticus: quick reference for emergency treatment

…seizure lasting at least 5 minutes, or repeated generalised tonic clonic seizures without the patient regaining consciousness between them. Five minutes is the practical threshold…

🟠 Prasugrel (Effient, Efient, Prasita)

…dose : 10 mg once daily. For UA/NSTEMI patients undergoing coronary angiography within 48 hours of hospital admission, the loading dose should be administered at…

Hypertensive Emergency and Urgency: Differentiation and Treatment

…severe hypertension without clinical evidence of acute, ongoing target organ damage. Although BP reduction is required, these patients generally do not need hospital admission or…

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