ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

For decades, only one major organization—the American Heart Association (AHA)—provided standardized training and certifications in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). It also offers a comprehensive “CPR for the Professional Rescuer” course. Their views are their own.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Annals of EM May 2018 Guest Skeptic: Andrew Merelman is a critical care paramedic and first year medical student at Rocky Vista University in Colorado. His primary interests are resuscitation, prehospital critical care, airway management, and point-of-care ultrasound.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 11, 2024

Author: Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) // Reviewed by Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK) The American Heart Association (AHA) and Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) released their 2023 Scientific Statement on the critical care management of post ROSC patients. Neurocrit Care. Treat seizures if present. 2023 Dec 1. PMID: 38040992.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

She was intubated at the scene and transported to your ED, with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed en route. Despite good quality CPR, there is no ROSC. CRITICAL CARE CASE REPORTS: METABOLIC, RENAL, AND ENDOCRINE , pp. Despite good quality CPR, there is no ROSC. C and remained pulseless. a) Give IV K+?

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Guest Skeptic: Dr. Neil Dasgupta is an emergency physician and ED intensivist from Long Island, NY, and currently an assistant clinical professor and Director of Emergency Critical Care […] The post SGEM#350: How Did I Get Epi Alone? Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is in progress. The monitor shows a non-shockable rhythm.

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EMT Training Station

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Once activated, EMS ensures that the appropriate level of care is dispatched to the patient. This could range from basic life support, typically managed by EMTs, to more advanced life support provided by paramedics and other medical specialists.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 16, 2024

Louis) // Reviewed by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case You are working in the trauma/critical care pod of your emergency department (ED). 2,11 There are cases of patients recovering after hours of time without a pulse with good CPR. Hypothermic arrest differs from cardiac arrest from other causes.

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