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Evidence-based guideline for systematic trauma evaluation including ABCDE primary survey, hemorrhagic shock management, damage control resuscitation, injury-specific assessment, and special populations.
Evidence-based guideline for cardiac arrest algorithms, defibrillation, ACLS medications, arrhythmia management, special circumstances, and post-arrest care.
Pediatric trauma (vital signs by age, Broselow, non-accidental trauma), geriatric trauma (anticoagulant reversal, occult shock), pregnant trauma (physiologic changes, perimortem C-section), burns (Parkland formula, rule of nines, escharotomy), and penetrating vs blunt selective non-operative management.
Extracorporeal CPR indications and evidence, CPR quality metrics and physiologic targets, pediatric cardiac arrest differences with weight-based dosing, neonatal resuscitation overview, termination of resuscitation criteria, and post-arrest care cross-reference.
Head injury assessment, cervical spine clearance (Canadian C-Spine Rule, NEXUS), chest injury evaluation, abdominal assessment with AAST organ injury grading (liver, spleen, kidney), pelvic fracture management, extremity vascular injury and compartment syndrome, and spinal injury with TLICS scoring.
Cardiac arrest management in pregnancy, drowning, hypothermia, pulmonary embolism, tension pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade, opioid overdose, hyperkalemia, anaphylaxis, and toxicologic emergencies.
Permissive hypotension, massive transfusion protocol with 1:1:1 ratio, tranexamic acid (CRASH-2), crystalloid limitation, hypothermia prevention, acidosis correction, viscoelastic hemostatic assays, and whole blood resuscitation.
Narrow and wide complex tachycardia algorithms, synchronized cardioversion energy levels, SVT management with adenosine, atrial fibrillation rate and rhythm control, bradycardia algorithm, atropine, transcutaneous pacing, and vasopressor infusions.
Extended FAST technique, chest and pelvis radiography, Foley and NG tube placement, complete head-to-toe secondary survey, AMPLE history, and hemorrhagic shock classification with Classes I-IV.
VF/pVT and asystole/PEA algorithms, H's and T's reversible causes, epinephrine, amiodarone, lidocaine, sodium bicarbonate, calcium, magnesium, lipid emulsion, and advanced airway management during arrest.
Two-tier trauma team activation criteria, CDC field triage, and complete ABCDE primary survey including airway with C-spine protection, breathing and ventilation, circulation with hemorrhage control, disability assessment with GCS, and exposure/environment.
Pediatric vital signs by age, pediatric assessment triangle, weight estimation, PALS algorithms for pulseless arrest, bradycardia, and tachycardia, weight-based medication dosing, defibrillation energy, and equipment sizing.
Chain of survival, high-quality CPR parameters, compression-only CPR, AED use, manual defibrillation energy levels, pad placement, waveform capnography, and refractory VF strategies.