scott weingart: the mind of the resuscitationist
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Weingart does indeed take you on a journey into the mind of the resuscitationist, while simultaneously attempting to slow your heart rate down enough to manage a patient hell-bent on exsanguinating with the odds stacked against you. Join him for a shot of adrenaline drizzled with a dose of wisdom.TRANSCRIPT
MindOf the
Resuscitationist
Disclaimer
Resuscitationists
mind theirworkspace
Our Patient
resuscitationiststrust their gut
Trust his gut
Protect theAirway
Resuscitationists are not aboveChecklists
DSIfor procedures
Suctionas-you-go
ETT
MeconiumAspirator
BronchAdapter
A Resuscitationist knows:
Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it
Whenever you don’t prepare is when things go to
Sh*t
Labs
StartsCrashing
A Resuscitationist knows the 2 reasons to Call a Consult?
Resuscitationists run to sick patients;
most specialtiesrun away from them
GI Doc:“He’s too well
orHe’s too sick”
ActivateMassive
Transfusion
Octreotide&
ABX
Ketamine Drip
TXA
Access
Resuscitationistsknow:
Slow is SmoothSmooth is Fast
Fast feels SlowSloppy feels Fast
RIC
ArterialLine
Triple Lumen
Still Bleeding…
What now?
Blakemore?
“Amateurs talk strategy,Experts talk logistics”
Resusis
Logistics
Blakemore
emcrit.org/smacc
ResuscitationistsImprovise
Blakemoregoes in,
how do yousecure it?
Pt stabilizes
GI Arrives
“Remove the Blakemore”
“I’ve got a bad feeling about this”
It all went to hell!
Resuscitationists areTeam Players
Know yourStuf
65PRBC/FFPFentanylCalciumPLT/Cryo
ResuscitationistsSweat
I can’t do anything
Blakemore
Prayin’ to theResuscitation
Deity
TIPS
HospitalAdministrators
Most Conflicts are EasyDo what is right for the
Patient
Stable to IR
ResuscitationistsDebrief
ResuscitationistsAgonize
“Resuscitationistsmake things
Happen”--Cliff Reid
Mind of theResuscitationist
