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The Guidelines Graveyard: What gets chosen, what gets buried?

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On November 14, 2024, ILCOR released their latest recommendations for adult and pediatric basic and advanced life support. Consider the 2024 review of Optimizing Dispatcher-Assisted CPRa critical link in the chain of survival. If you havent registered yet, follow the CLICK HERE and join us for an in-depth review.

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EMS vs. EMT: Clarifying Roles in Emergency Healthcare

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This could range from basic life support, typically managed by EMTs, to more advanced life support provided by paramedics and other medical specialists. From advanced life support to strategic coordination and transport, EMS ensures that every aspect of emergency response is addressed effectively.

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The Pediatric Airway: Considerations and Challenges

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8 The 2023 Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) guidelines recommend the following formulas for ET tubes. PALS Algorithms 2024. Updated 2024. Accessed September 15, 2024. Afterwards, the LMA may be removed and an endotracheal (ET) tube passed over the bronchoscope to intubate the patient. Br J Anaesth.

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The Science on Targeted Temperature Management

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Temperature management after cardiac arrest an advisory statement by the advanced life support task force of the international liaison committee on resuscitation and the American Heart Association emergency cardiovascular care committee and the council on cardiopulmonary, critical care, perioperative and resuscitation.

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Major Trauma – Injuries by Assault

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Available at: [link] Advanced Life Support Group. Advanced Paediatric Life Support (S. General Medical Council. Confidentiality: Reporting Gunshot and Knife Wounds. link] Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. link] Institute For Addressing Strangulation. Don’t Forget the Bubbles, 2018.

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