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

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Meyer MD Clinical Scenario You are dispatched to a 57-year-old male with a witnessed cardiac arrest and bystander CPR being performed. Your partner deploys the cardiac monitor and while CPR is continued you turn your attention to establishing vascular access. 2016 Spring;11(2):119-123. Epub 2016 Oct 24. Circulation.

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ToxCard: Benzonatate

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She received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and standard advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS). 2016 Dec;12 (4):416]. When emergency medical services (EMS) arrived, she was in asystole with an empty, recently full, bottle of benzonatate 100 mg capsules. PubMed PMID: 34219543. J Med Toxicol. 2017;13(1):124-125.

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Calcium in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

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CPR is taken over by responding crews, and he is placed on a cardiac monitor/defibrillator. The take home message: “Irrespective of presenting rhythm, in patients with cardiac arrest, there is no conclusive evidence that administration of calcium during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) improves survival.” Panchal, A., Cabanas, J.,

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