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Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest

Mount Sinai EM

Initially, data suggested that the use of ultrasound during arrest increased pauses between compressions which worsens outcomes. Ultrasound during cardiac arrest has quickly become standard. To decrease time between compressions, many protocols were proposed (see here ).

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Is mCPR associated with better outcomes for in-hospital cardiac arrest? St Emlyn’s

St. Emlyn

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Is mechanical CPR associated with improved or worse outcomes in in-hospital cardiac arrest. FOAMed @stemlyns The post Is mCPR associated with better outcomes for in-hospital cardiac arrest? St Emlyn’s appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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The Importance Of Blsd Courses For Improving The Quality Of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Emergency Live

The aim of the […] The post The Importance Of Blsd Courses For Improving The Quality Of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation appeared first on Emergency Live.

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Heads Up! There is No Association with Improved Outcomes for Head Up CPR: Why We Must Read Past the Abstract

RebelEM

Background: There are only two interventions that have been proven in the medical literature to improved outcomes in cardiac arrest: high-quality CPR and early defibrillation. Over the years, we as a scientific community have worked extensively to find other interventions that improve outcomes. Article: Moore JC et al.

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REBEL Cast Ep119: A Discussion with Scott Weingart on the CT FIRST Trial

RebelEM

Diagnostic yield, safety, and outcomes of Head-to-pelvis sudden death CT imaging in post arrest care: The CT FIRST cohort study. The CT FIRST Trial: Should We Pan-CT After ROSC?, REBEL EM Blog, June 1, 2023. Available at: HERE Branch KHR et al.

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SGEM#462: Spooky Scary Access – IV or IO for OHCA

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

After starting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), you note pulseless electrical activity (PEA) on the monitor. With a survival rate to discharge often below 10% globally, rapid, effective interventions are needed to improve patient outcomes. The paramedic is trying to get intravenous (IV) access to give epinephrine per the protocol.

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SGEM#453: I Can’t Go For That – No, No Narcan for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Naloxone and Patient Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in California. On arrival, you find a 35-year-old male, pulseless and apneic with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in progress by a bystander. Naloxone and Patient Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in Cali. JAMA Network Open. Reference: Dillon et al.