ALS Defibrillator Life Support 
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
JANUARY 13, 2024
Reference: Snyder BD, Van Dyke MR, Walker RG, et al. Reference: Snyder BD, Van Dyke MR, Walker RG, et al. On your arrival, first responders from the fire department are performing high-quality basic cardiac life support. You continue with compressions and defibrillations and your partner places an advanced airway.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
MARCH 11, 2023
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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The Skeptics' Guide to EM
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Date: December 6th , 2018 Reference: Perkins et al. Date: December 6th , 2018 Reference: Perkins et al. A cardiac defibrillator is hooked up and the patient is in ventricular fibrillation. JAMA 2009, Hagihara et al. JAMA 2012 and Cournoyer et al. A Randomized Trial of Epinephrine in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
OCTOBER 24, 2020
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.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
[display_podcast] Date: September 19th, 2017 Reference: Cournoyer et al. Prehospital advanced cardiac life support for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a cohort study. display_podcast] Date: September 19th, 2017 Reference: Cournoyer et al. Bystander high-quality CPR can buy you some time until defibrillation.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
SEPTEMBER 11, 2021
Date: September 8th, 2021 Reference: Desch et al. Date: September 8th, 2021 Reference: Desch et al. The paramedics achieve return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after CPR, advanced cardiac life support (ALCS), and Intubation. The TOMAHAWK Investigators. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.
EMDocs
JANUARY 16, 2024
The patient received 1 mg of epinephrine IV x2 with conversion of his rhythm to ventricular fibrillation (VF) for which he was defibrillated twice in the field. The patient is moved over to the stretcher and connected to the monitors and defibrillator. Carsten L, et al. What would your next steps be? 2009;338:b2085.
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