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Heads Up! There is No Association with Improved Outcomes for Head Up CPR: Why We Must Read Past the Abstract

REBEL EM

Background: There are only two interventions that have been proven in the medical literature to improved outcomes in cardiac arrest: high-quality CPR and early defibrillation. Head Up (HUP) CPR may be the next critical improvement. Head Up (HUP) CPR may be the next critical improvement. Article: Moore JC et al.

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Pediatric High Performance CPR

Handtevy

All patients were treated on scene and epinephrine was administered within 5 minutes of arrival on scene. Journal Article Link We now know that these results are not only possible, but sustainable. The post Pediatric High Performance CPR appeared first on Handtevy.

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Calcium in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

NAEMSP

Article by Erin Lincoln, MD Case Scenario: You are dispatched to a 68-year-old male in cardiac arrest. CPR is taken over by responding crews, and he is placed on a cardiac monitor/defibrillator. After several cycles of defibrillation, epinephrine, and amiodarone, the patient remains in cardiac arrest.

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The 76th Bubble Wrap

Don't Forget the Bubbles

With millions of journal articles published yearly, it is impossible to keep up. Our team have scoured the literature, so you don’t have to… or it might spark an interest to go and have a look at the full article. Article 1: What is adherence like in young people with ulcerative colitis? Crocker, B.C.S.,

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Extreme shock and cardiac arrest in COVID patient

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He underwent CPR, and regained a pulse after epinephrine, with an organized narrow complex rhythm at 140, but still with severe shock. 4 Unfortunately, this article provides no electrocardiographic, echo, or angiographic data, so it is not certain that these high levels were in the absence of acute MI.

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What Is the Best Defibrillation Strategy for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation?

ACEP Now

Multiple attempts at defibrillation, epinephrine, and amiodarone have been unsuccessful. 1 Overall, survival is poor following cardiac arrest, and is affected by factors including age, comorbidities, witnessed arrest, early CPR, early defibrillation, and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC).