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Case of the Week - Case # 76

26-year-old female found unresponsive after a multiple drug overdose.  Pt was profoundly hypoxic and EMsono Emergency Ultrasound Case bradypneic upon EMS arrival.  She was intubated by the paramedics without any medications.  While in the ED, the patient remained unresponsive to both verbal and tactile stimuli.  She was not assisting the ventilator either.  You perform an ocular ultrasound to assess for elevated intraocular pressure and note the following…

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Published May 19 2008, 10:41 PM by Rob
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