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Year in Review: ESO Research and Data That Shaped 2024

ESO

Read the 2024 ESO EMS Index Read the 2024 ESO Fire Service Index Post-Resuscitation Epinephrine Vs. Norepinephrine in Cardiac Arrest Released in May 2024 Epinephrine and norepinephrine are both commonly used as prehospital vasopressors in the United States.

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Recerts and New Protocols

Peter Canning

In 2025, if I am still practicing which I hope to be, I will try to stay on the ball and make certain to sign up for my companies classes before my certs expire. The pediatric epinephrine and norepinephrine infusion rates have been lowered to 0.1-0.5 AEMTs may administer epinephrine IV in cardiac arrest.* micrograms/kg/min.

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Unresponsive and Acidotic: OMI? Acute, subacute, or reperfused? What is the rhythm? Why RV dysfunction? Can CT scan help?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He was given 50 mcg epinephrine with good response in both heart rate and blood pressure. His heart rate had improved to the 80s after epinephrine administration. He was persistently bradycardic, requiring 2 x 50 mcg epinephrine to maintain HR >60. Epinephrine drip was started and norepinephrine was discontinued.

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Acute coma, then Sudden PEA arrest in front of paramedics, with STEMI?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Resuscitated with chest compressions, epinephrine. including epinephrine, and there was ROSC. Two more Cases of Takotsubo Stress Cardiomyopathy == MY Comment , by K EN G RAUER, MD ( 2/20 /2025 ): == Today's case provides an insightful example of how the History even more than the ECG made the diagnosis. Not a shockable rhythm.

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