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LOC - Hypoglycemia Jul 24 2019 Blood transfusion Pediatric Shock - Hypovolemic Shock May 31 2019 Shock Prediction Tool Pediatric Trauma (ABCs/Major) - Pediatric General Trauma Care May 31 2019 Blood Glucose Monitoring Trauma - General Major Trauma Care May 31 2019 Pressors Shock (non-septic) - Hemorrhagic Shock May 31 2019 Balanced crystalloids Sepsis - Septic Shock May 05 2019 Rate control Trauma - Traumatic Brain Injury May 04 2019 Pre-alert (massive transfusion protocol) Trauma - Limb Amputation/Mangled/Major Hemorrhage May 04 2019 Pharmacoinvasive approach Chest Pain - ACS/Suspected Cardiac Origin Mar 14 2019 NiPPV Pediatric Respiratory Distress (SOB) - Pediatric Wheeze/Bronchospasm Mar 01 2019 HEMS Pediatric Trauma (ABCs/Major) - Pediatric General Trauma Care Mar 01 2019 PEEP Pediatric Respiratory Distress (SOB) - Pediatric Wheeze/Bronchospasm Feb 28 2019 12-Lead ECG Stroke-CVA-TIA - Stroke-CVA-TIA Jan 24 2019 12-Lead ECG Respiratory Distress (SOB) - Pulmonary Edema (CHF) Jan 24 2019 Antiarrhythmic - Class I (Na+ channel blockers) Cardiac Arrhythmia - Stable Narrow Complex Tachycardia Jan 24 2019 12-Lead ECG Cardiac Arrest - Post-Cardiac Arrest Care Jan 24 2019 Ultrasound Respiratory Distress (SOB) - Pulmonary Edema (CHF) Jan 23 2019 ECMO Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Dec 14 2018 Point of Care Troponin Chest Pain - ACS/Suspected Cardiac Origin Dec 11 2018 One-handed CPR Pediatric Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Nov 04 2018 IV access Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Nov 04 2018 Team based resuscitation Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Nov 04 2018 Critical care life support Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Nov 01 2018 ETCO2 evaluation of ventilation Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Nov 01 2018 Trauma Team Activation Trauma - General Major Trauma Care Nov 01 2018 Trauma Team Activation Pediatric Trauma (ABCs/Major) - Pediatric General Trauma Care Nov 01 2018 Fluid Resuscitation Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Nov 01 2018 Bystander CPR Pediatric Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Nov 01 2018 Methoxyflurane (Penthrox) Acute Pain - Analgesia Oct 13 2018 ETCO2 to determine ROSC Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Oct 13 2018 Redirect to ECMO facility Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Oct 13 2018 POCUS Cardiac Arrest - General Cardiac Arrest Care Oct 13 2018 Beta Blockers Cardiac Arrest - VF/VT-Pulseless (Shock Advised) Sep 08 2018 Hands-on defib Cardiac Arrest - VF/VT-Pulseless (Shock Advised) Sep 07 2018