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Just the Facts: Protected code blue – Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the emergency department during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Authors :
Brit Long
Paul Atkinson
Randy S. Wax
Christian Vaillancourt
Christopher Hicks
Robert Ohle
Sarah McIsaac
Source :
CJEM, Cjem
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020.

Abstract

Emergency medical services (EMS) is called for a 65-year-old man with a 1-week history of cough, fever, and mild shortness of breath now reporting chest pain. Vitals on scene were HR 110, BP 135/90, SpO2 88% on room air. EMS arrives at the emergency department (ED). As the patient is moved to a negative pressure room, he becomes unresponsive with no palpable pulse. What next steps should be discussed in order to protect the team and achieve the best possible patient outcome?

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14818043 and 14818035
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
CJEM
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....50dd8981e7b9b67a642cbf592de3d2b6
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1017/cem.2020.379