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The Central venous access technique page has been revised to now recommend the use of dynamic US for subclavian CVC insertion. Kim, JL, Koyfman, A. Does Ultrasonographic Guidance Reduce Failure Rates and Adverse Events for Subclavian Vein Catheterization Compared With the Landmark Technique? Annals of Emergency Medicine http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.07.001.
The Post arrest care page has been updated with some additional information about the role of post ROSC PCI following the release of guidelines on the subject in the July edition of JACC.
A short video demonstrating the effect of magnet application to a permanent pacemaker has been added to the Pacemakers page.
A short video of the effect of magnet application to an AICD has been added to the Electrical cardioversion page.
A short segment about the effect of magnet application to an AICD has been added to the Electrical cardioversion page.
An ECG strip of multifocal atrial tachycardia has been added to the Other arrhythmias page.
A variety of additions have been made to the Physiological monitoring page, including sections on the components of a monitoring system and alarm fatigue.
An ECG strip demonstrating Torsades de pointes has been added to the Ventricular arrhythmias page.
A segment on the laboratory values that can be used from an IO aspirate has been added to the Difficult intravascular access page.
A new ECG of AIVR has been added to the Other arrhythmias page.
An ECG demonstrating SVT and non significant ST depression has been added to the Supraventricular tachycardia page.
A new page called Paracetamol has been added to the Analgesia section. It includes new information regarding the use of intravenous paracetamol.
A short video demonstrating endotracheal intubation using the McGrath Mac video laryngoscope has been added to the Intubation equipment page.
A picture of a CMAC video laryngoscope has been added to the Intubation equipment page.
Details of the FLACC pain score for preverbal children have been added to the Acute pain management page.
Some additional details of jet injection of lignocaine for local anaesthesia have been added to the Local anaesthesia page.
The VT management options algorithm on the Ventricular arrhythmias page has been corrected so the decision point ‘Na channel blocker toxicity or hyperkalaemia’ now has ‘yes’ and ‘no’ as options.
The Difficult intravenous access page has been updated with a substantial amount of additional information about intraosseous access.
The Difficult intravenous access page has been updated with a additional information about the techniques used in US guided vascular access.
A new segment on rapid infusion catheters has been added to the Peripheral intravascular catheter insertion technique page.