"               Electromechanical dissociation"
" "
"   Electromechanical dissociation (EMD) is usually due to an"
"       underlying cause, either physical or chemical."
" "
"             Start I.V. (consider INTUBATION now)"
"EPI 0.5-1 MG IV (child .01 MG/KG) - give by E.T. tube if no I.V.!"
"                  INTUBATE (if possible)"
"if unwitnessed, consider:  BICARBONATE 1 MEQ/KG (ideally use ABG)"
"     repeat EPI every five minutes. Consider EPI DRIP"
" "
"            ACIDOSIS or ELECTROLYTE abnormality?"
"   aggressively seek underlying cause:  tension pneumothorax,"
"     cardiac tamponade, acidosis, electrolyte abnormality."
" "
"end"

