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SGEM#306: Fire Brigade and the Staying Alive App for OHCAs in Paris

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

You abandon your coffee order and quickly head next-door, where you are able to start cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and direct a bystander to find the store’s automated external defibrillator (AED) while waiting for emergency medical services (EMS) to arrive. Unfortunately, most patients don’t receive these crucial interventions.

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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. Advanced Medical Capabilities EMS teams are equipped with advanced medical equipment, enabling them to handle a wide variety of emergencies.

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SGEM#238: The Epi Don’t Work for OHCA

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A cardiac defibrillator is hooked up and the patient is in ventricular fibrillation. This was a before and after study to see if advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) techniques, including IV epinephrine, would improve survival to discharge. Case: A 51-year-old man experiences a cardiac arrest on the street.

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SGEM#189: Bring Me To Life in OHCA

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Prehospital advanced cardiac life support for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a cohort study. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine and the associate editor for emergency medicine simulation at the […] The post SGEM#189: Bring Me To Life in OHCA first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Recerts and New Protocols

Peter Canning

I recerted CPR, ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) late in December. For all the fancy changes over the year, the bottom line has always been to provide good CPR compressions and timely defibrillation. Pediatric defibrillation doses should be 2j/kg, 4j/kg.

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Most EMS Terminology Comes Down to Initials, Abbreviations and Acronyms

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Here, we present them in alphabetical order: ABC – Airway, Breathing and Circulation – “This is the Golden Rule of emergency medical professionals” AED – Automated External Defibrillator – The device that delivers electric shock to the heart of patients experiencing sudden cardiac arrest A-EMT – Advanced EMT ALS – Advanced Life Support Anaphylaxis— (..)

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On the Scene: Prehospital Care for Electrical Burns for EMTs

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Drawing from my extensive experience as an emergency medical technician, I’ll share some of the advanced techniques and tools we use to manage these complex injuries effectively. In cases of severe electrical burns, victims may require advanced life support, which includes securing the airway and providing assisted ventilation.

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