Smoke Inhalation injuries can be deadly. This episode explains why smoke can be so deadly, and how to care for those patients with suspected smoke inhalation injuries.

This episode is a discussion about how to approach an arterial blood gas result.

The most helpful number for me on a Swan is the SvO2. This is a brief description of how I use this variable in evaluating critically ill and injured patients.

A brief discussion of the considerations of ICU care of the patient with severe pancreatitis, fluid resuscitation, respiratory, renal, and nutrition.

A description of the risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment of Pulmonary Embolism.

Evaluation and treatment of elevated serum sodium is presented.

Therapeutic Hypothermia following cardiac arrest has been demonstrated to improve outcomes. Starting Jan 1, 2009 Ney York City EMS will direct patients to those hospitals able to delivery such care.

Hyperkalemia is a very common and potentially dangerous electrolyte disorder that commonly occurs in ICU patients.

What is the role of giving an adult steroids to prevent stridor or reintubation following extubation. This epidose looks at the data.

Intraosseous vascular access was was developed for use in adult trauma patients over 80 years ago. Only recently has this technique regained popularity for rapid and safe access to the vascular space in patients in extremis.