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Cardiac arrest in intoxication (poisoning)

…of prescription medications and illicit substances. Currently, opioid overdose stands as a predominant etiological factor for cardiac arrest within this demographic on a global scale…

Acute stroke and thrombolysis: quick reference

…time of symptom onset or the time last known to be well NIHSS A complete score by a physician or nurse experienced in stroke Functional…

Gastric lavage and activated charcoal

…The benefit of both methods falls steeply with the time since ingestion, and both can harm the patient through aspiration. Contact your national or regional…

Gynaecological examination and cervical smear

…dyspareunia. Cervical cancer screening according to the national programme. Checking an intrauterine device or a pessary. Assessment of prolapse. Sampling for a suspected sexually transmitted…

Oxygen therapy

…oxygen on a reservoir mask — this markedly shortens the half life of carbon monoxide. Contact your national or regional poison control centre regarding hyperbaric treatment…

Poisoning: quick reference for antidotes and initial management

…1,2]. Telephone your national or regional poison control centre , which in most countries is staffed around the clock for health care professionals. Contact the…

Urinary alkalinisation

…your national or regional poison control centre for advice on the treatment threshold and on whether haemodialysis should be considered. Rhabdomyolysis with marked elevation of…

Deceased donor organ donation

…Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, checked after the decision to withdraw treatment has been documented. 2. A donor card and written expressions of…

🟠 HEMORR₂HAGES Bleeding Risk Score

…Yan Y, Milligan PE, et al. Clinical classification schemes for predicting hemorrhage: results from the National Registry of Atrial Fibrillation. Am Heart J . 2006;151…

A new ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death

…trained a convolutional deep learning model on population scale ECG data from a single Swedish region, linked to national death certificates and electronic health records…

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