Disasters Produced by Natural Phenomena
Disasters produced by natural phenomena are sudden ecological events of sufficient magnitude to require external assistance. In recent years, these events have been affecting increasing numbers of people throughout the world. Since 2000, an average of 400 natural disasters a year have occurred worldwide, which is close to twice the occurrence in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Spontaneous Awakening and Breathing Trials
This is a complimentary chapter from the textbook:
ICU Liberation: The Power of Pain Control, Minimal Sedation, and Early Mobility, titled “Spontaneous Awakening and Breathing Trials.”
Biohazard Disasters: Natural and International Outbreaks
This complimentary lesson module from SCCM’s Fundamental Disaster Management (FDM) course addresses, among other things, the differences between outbreaks and conventional disasters and implementing appropriate and effective infection control measures.
Intentional and Natural Outbreaks of Infectious Disease
This chapter from Fundamental Disaster Management aims to:
- Explain the general principles of surveillance for intentional and natural outbreaks of infectious disease.
- Describe the clinical presentation of category A and category B agents and the related diagnostic tests, treatment, and infection-control measures.
- Describe the clinical presentation of other potential emerging diseases and the related diagnostic tests, treatment, and infection-control measures.
PADIS Guidelines Teaching Slides: Pain
These teaching slides address implementing the 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU, known as the PADIS Guidelines. This presentation addresses implementing the portion of the guidelines related to pain.
PADIS Guidelines Teaching Slides: Sedation
These teaching slides address implementing the 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU, known as the PADIS Guidelines. This presentation addresses implementing the portion of the guidelines related to sedation.
PADIS Guidelines Teaching Slides: Delirium
These teaching slides address implementing the 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU, known as the PADIS Guidelines. This presentation addresses implementing the portion of the guidelines related to delirium.
PADIS Guidelines Teaching Slides: Sleep
These teaching slides address implementing the 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU, known as the PADIS Guidelines. This presentation addresses implementing the portion of the guidelines related to sleep.
PADIS Guidelines Teaching Slides: Immobility
These teaching slides address implementing the 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU, known as the PADIS Guidelines. This presentation addresses implementing the portion of the guidelines related to immobility.
SCCM Pod-368 Achieving Fluid Balance
Kyle Enfield, MD, speaks with Colin K. Grissom, MD, FCCM, and Matthew W. Semler, MD, about fluid management in the critically ill. Dr. Grissom presented his talk, entitled “Achieving Fluid Balance,” at the 47th Critical Care Congress in San Antonio, Texas.
Post-ICU Syndrome: Truth About Consequences, Right Care Right Now... and Later
The Society of Critical Care Medicine's Critical Care Congress features internationally renowned faculty and content sessions highlighting the most up-to-date, evidence-based developments in critical care medicine. This is a presentation from the 45th Critical Care Congress on post-intensive care syndrome (PICS).
The Difficult Task of Treating Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
The Society of Critical Care Medicine's Critical Care Congress features internationally renowned faculty and content sessions highlighting the most up-to-date, evidence-based developments in critical care medicine. This is a presentation from the 45th Critical Care Congress on multidrug-resistant acinetobacter baumannii
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