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SGEM#380: OHCAs Happen and You’re Head Over Heels – Head Elevated During CPR?

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Date: October 18th, 2022 Reference: Moore et al. Case: You are the Chief of your local Fire and EMS Department, and an individual contacts you saying […] The post SGEM#380: OHCAs Happen and You’re Head Over Heels – Head Elevated During CPR? Date: October 18th, 2022 Reference: Moore et al.

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SGEM#426: All the Small Things – Small Bag Ventilation Masks in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest

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Reference: Snyder BD, Van Dyke MR, Walker RG, et al. Reference: Snyder BD, Van Dyke MR, Walker RG, et al. You continue with compressions and defibrillations and your partner places an advanced airway. Association of small adult ventilation bags with return of spontaneous circulation in out of hospital cardiac arrest.

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SGEM#392: Shock Me – Double Sequential or Vector Change for OHCAs with Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation?

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Date: February 7, 2023 Reference: Cheskes et al. Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation. Date: February 7, 2023 Reference: Cheskes et al. Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation. Reference: Cheskes et al. An anesthetist is working with him for the procedures.

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Transcutaneous Pacing: Part I

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The paramedics begin CPR. CPR is performed with manual compressions as no mechanical CPR device is available. They are unable to feel a pulse and resume CPR. As this case shows, electrical capture isn't always possible at lower currents, especially with pads placed in a standard anterolateral "defibrillation" position.

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SGEM#396: And iGel Myself, I’m Over You, Cus I’m the King (Tube) of Wishful Thinking

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Date: March 8, 2023 Reference: Smida et al. Date: March 8, 2023 Reference: Smida et al. A fire company is on scene providing high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and has defibrillated twice with an automated external defibrillator (AED). Reference: Smida et al.

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

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Reference: Derkenne et al. Reference: Derkenne et al. 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.

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SGEM#438: Bone, Bone, Bone, Tell Me What Ya Gonna Do – for IO Access Location?

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Reference: Tanner et al, A retrospective comparison of upper and lower extremity intraosseous access during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation. Reference: Tanner et al, A retrospective comparison of upper and lower extremity intraosseous access during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation. Prehospital Emergency Care.

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