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IV versus IO: Does your Site of Access Matter in Cardiac Arrest?

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1] The Adult Cardiac Arrest ACLS algorithm currently includes epinephrine and either amiodarone or lidocaine as recommended pharmacologic therapies. 1] Table from Hamam et al. 9] Figure from Clemency et al. Patients in cardiac arrest certainly are no exception. minutes versus 5.4 minutes). [5]

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Cardiac Care Show – Episode 1: Mechanical CPR

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Cardiac Care Show – Episode #1: Mechanical CPR Hello, and welcome to the Cardiac Care Show. In addition, CPR in the back of a moving ambulance is potentially dangerous and it makes it difficult to maintain CPR quality. Start an IV and give epinephrine? References Levy M, Yost D, Walker RG, Scheunemann E, Mendive SR.

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Sepsis Updates Relevant to the Emergency Physician

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F) in the ambulance. This was based on studies that demonstrated qSOFA was more specific but less sensitive than its counterparts (Table 1). 1 Since 2021, attempts to identify a single screening tool with optimal sensitivity and specificity to predict which patients will develop sepsis or septic shock have been ongoing.

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