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AHA and Red Cross Life Support Certifications Should Both Be Accepted

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For decades, only one major organization—the American Heart Association (AHA)—provided standardized training and certifications in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). Their response was so enthusiastic that the Red Cross expanded its offerings.

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EMS vs. EMT: Clarifying Roles in Emergency Healthcare

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Once activated, EMS ensures that the appropriate level of care is dispatched to the patient. This could range from basic life support, typically managed by EMTs, to more advanced life support provided by paramedics and other medical specialists.

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The Science on Targeted Temperature Management

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Several recent studies yield insights into this hypothesis: In a single site retrospective cohort study, Callaway et al demonstrated that TTM efficacy may be impacted by arrest severity.10 In a multisite retrospective cohort study, a study by Nishikimi, et al., Group W, Nolan JP, et al. Nielsen N, Wetterslev J, et al.

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Calcium in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

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Current AHA guidelines do not recommend routine use of calcium in cardiac arrest (Panchal, et al., Calcium acts as a vasopressor and inotropic agent (Lindqwister, et al., risk ratio >1) was 4% for ROSC, 6% for 30 day survival, and 4% for survival with a favorable neurologic outcome at 30 days (Vallentin, et al.,

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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. Kerrey BT, Rinderknecht AS, Geis GL, et al. Rinderknecht AS, Mittiga MR, Meinzen‐Derr J, et al. Bertrand P, Navarro H, Caussade S, et al. Peyton J, Park R, Staffa SJ, et al. Ann Emerg Med.

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

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Nielsen N, Wetterslev J, Cronberg T et al. By the time of the study by Nielsen et al. For both groups, mean time to basic life support was determined to be one-minute, advanced life support started at 10 minutes, and time to ROSC at 25 minutes. Kirkegaard H, Soreide E, de Haas, I et al.

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