Blog CPR Life Support 
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
JANUARY 13, 2024
On your arrival, first responders from the fire department are performing high-quality basic cardiac life support. The patient is a 54-year-old man who collapsed in front of his family after complaining of chest pain for several hours. You continue with compressions and defibrillations and your partner places an advanced airway.
REBEL EM
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Revascularization of the culprit lesion remains one of the few established treatments though there are numerous other unproven modalities including extracorporeal life support (ECLS). Extracorporeal Life Support in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock. Did they get bystander CPR? Zeymer HT et al.
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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 19, 2020
She was unable to be defibrillated but was cannulated and placed on ECMO in our Emergency Department (ECLS - extracorporeal life support). ECMO Flow was achieved after approximately 1 hour of high quality CPR. An elderly woman had sudden ventricular fibrillation.
FOAMfrat
OCTOBER 28, 2023
My primary interest in these blog posts is to write about the unique transport considerations of Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (MCS) and to help educate the readers on the physiological concepts of MCS devices and how they work. My contact information is at the bottom of the blog! MacLaren G., MacLaren G.,
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
On arrival, CPR was continued and core temperature was measured at 18° C (64.4° The patient was put on Extracorporeal Life Support in the ED 3 hours after initial resuscitation, the core temp was 30° C and the patient was defibrillated with a single attempt. Chest compressions and ventilation were begun.
First Responders Foundation
JULY 31, 2024
These brave individuals—firefighters, police officers, EMTs, and paramedics—rely not only on their training and dedication but also on the support they receive from their communities. This training can include specialized instruction in areas such as hazardous material handling, advanced cardiac life support, and technical rescue operations.
REBEL EM
DECEMBER 19, 2022
In fact, 4000 paramedics in total were not only trained in the study protocol but also given a rigorous evaluation of their ability to perform CPR. On the topic of EMS and similar to the pilot study, there was an incredibly high amount of bystander CPR performed. Thus limiting the external validity of this paper’s findings.
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