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CPR in Traumatic Arrest
Trauma, Resuscitation Dillon Warr Trauma, Resuscitation Dillon Warr

CPR in Traumatic Arrest

When the heart stops after trauma, the first move isn’t compressions—it’s control.
Traumatic arrest is usually about lost volume or blocked flow, not a primary cardiac event. Airway, oxygen, decompression, blood. Only when those are handled does CPR make sense, and even then, it’s more hope than physiology. Sometimes the best pulse you can give is fixing what made it vanish.

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Pediatric DKA: A Quick Blurb
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Endocrine, Resuscitation Dillon Warr Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Endocrine, Resuscitation Dillon Warr

Pediatric DKA: A Quick Blurb

Pediatric DKA isn’t just “small adult DKA.”
Kids are often more dehydrated than they look, more prone to hypoglycemia and cerebral edema, and deserve careful, steady management. Fluids start with 10 cc/kg NS boluses, insulin runs at 0.05–0.1 U/kg/hr (never as a bolus), and electrolytes—especially potassium—must be watched closely. The two-bag system keeps glucose steady while ketoacidosis clears, balancing safety and control.

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