You are working at Clerkship General when you hear an EMS call on the radio…

“CLERKSHIP GENERAL – We are bringing you an agitated and combative 30 year old male, we’ll see you in 5 minutes.”

Initial Vitals:

BP: 192/105

HR: 134

RR: 22

O2: 99% (Room Air)

Temp: 98.8 F

Critical Actions:

* Administer Sedation for Patient/Staff Safety

* Intubate the Patient and Obtain Chest Xray

* Diagnose Intracranial Hemorrhage

* Treat Patients Hypertension

* Diagnose Rhabdomyolysis and Give Fluids

Dangerous Actions:

* Giving Succinylcholine

* Giving B-Blocker (Controversial)

Check Out:

Procrastinators Guide to Emergency Medicine