This content is machine translated Recognize emergency, resuscitate quickly, defibrillate immediately New guidelines for resuscitation In November 2015, the new guidelines on cardiopulmonary resuscitation were presented. In it, especially – compared to the previous version – elements of the rescue chain are improved. Unconsciousness and…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Alcohol Emergencies Do not forget the background of intoxications In recent decades, alcohol consumption in Switzerland has decreased overall – but at the same time, the number of people who are hospitalized in emergency due to alcohol intoxication is…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated SGK Annual Conference 2015 Acute heart failure deserves more attention At the annual meeting of the Swiss Society of Cardiology in Zurich, a main session was dedicated to acute heart failure. New findings and studies from the pharmacological field were…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Brain death What is the basis for brain death diagnostics in Switzerland? According to Article 9 of the Transplantation Law, a person is dead when the function of the brain, including the brain stem, has irreversibly failed. In principle, brain death can…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Pediatrics Recognize and treat an emergency correctly A workshop at the SGIM Great Update in Interlaken dealt with the topic “Emergencies in Children”. In particular, it was about sharpening the clinical eye for impending internal medicine emergencies.…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Management of anaphylaxis Therapy in allergic emergency The course of an allergic reaction is not predictable. Our authors show what to look out for in anaphylaxis and why epinephrine should be used as the first drug.
