Advanced Life Support Epinephrine Life Support 
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
DECEMBER 7, 2018
A Randomized Trial of Epinephrine in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. A Randomized Trial of Epinephrine in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. An oral airway is placed, peripheral intravenous (IV) line started successfully and the paramedic asks her partner if you want to administer IV epinephrine? JAMA 2009, Hagihara et al.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
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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Handtevy
DECEMBER 23, 2024
On November 14, 2024, ILCOR released their latest recommendations for adult and pediatric basic and advanced life support. Yet at the same time, despite a large-scale Holmberg study involving over 6,000 patients suggesting potential harm, epinephrine remained part of the pediatric symptomatic bradycardia protocol.
Peter Canning
JANUARY 14, 2024
I recerted CPR, ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) late in December. The pediatric epinephrine and norepinephrine infusion rates have been lowered to 0.1-0.5 AEMTs may administer epinephrine IV in cardiac arrest.* The certs are good for two years.
NAEMSP
JANUARY 5, 2023
Background Despite conflicting literature to support some pharmacological therapies in out of hospital cardiac arrest, the American Heart Association (AHA) currently recommends obtaining vascular access intravenously or intraosseously in cardiac arrest. [1] minutes versus 5.4 minutes). [5] Circulation. 2020 Oct 20;142(16_suppl_2):S366-S468.
Handtevy
APRIL 10, 2019
Data from the AHA and the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) guidelines consistently report neurologic intact survival from pediatric cardiac arrest to be 3% for infants and 10% for children. By Peter Antevy, MD.
NAEMSP
APRIL 19, 2023
After several cycles of defibrillation, epinephrine, and amiodarone, the patient remains in cardiac arrest. Part 3: Adult Basic and Advanced Life Support: 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. He is found to be in ventricular fibrillation (VF).
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