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IV versus IO: Does your Site of Access Matter in Cardiac Arrest?

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Background Despite conflicting literature to support some pharmacological therapies in out of hospital cardiac arrest, the American Heart Association (AHA) currently recommends obtaining vascular access intravenously or intraosseously in cardiac arrest. [1] 1] Table from Hamam et al. 9] Figure from Clemency et al. Circulation.

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Prehospital Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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The search contained terms for (1) prehospital cardiac arrest or prehospital advanced life support, and (2) injuries and trauma. Grasner 2011; Zwingmann 2012) Their data pools overlap considerably with previous studies; it would have been concerning if the data differed significantly. 2012 Jul 6;16(4):R117.

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Calcium in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

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This CI does include 1; and further and further analysis of the data showed that the likelihood that calcium has a beneficial effect (e.g. The overall conclusion was that as less than 1% of cardiac arrest etiologies fall into a group that would potentially benefit from calcium, that routine use should be avoided (Padrao, et.

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Resident Journal Review: Available Evidence Regarding Targeted Temperature Management (TTM)

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1 The primary goal of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is to optimize coronary perfusion pressure and maintain systemic perfusion in order to prevent neurologic and other end-organ damage while working to achieve ROSC. Kirkegaard H, Soreide E, de Haas, I et al. De Fazio C, Skrifvars MB, Soreide E et al. 2019;23(1):1–9.

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