Round 10 (MW) Agitation

EM Clerkship - A podcast by Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD

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You are working at Clerkship General when you hear an EMS call on the radio… “CLERKSHIP GENERAL – We are bringing you an agitated and combative 30 year old male, we’ll see you in 5 minutes.” Initial Vitals: BP: 192/105 HR: 134 RR: 22 O2: 99% (Room Air) Temp: 98.8 F Critical Actions: * Administer Sedation for Patient/Staff Safety * Intubate the Patient and Obtain Chest Xray * Diagnose Intracranial Hemorrhage * Treat Patients Hypertension * Diagnose Rhabdomyolysis and Give Fluids Dangerous Actions: * Giving Succinylcholine * Giving B-Blocker (Controversial) Check Out: Procrastinators Guide to Emergency Medicine