CPR EMS Overdose 
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
SEPTEMBER 21, 2024
Chris Root is an emergency medicine and emergency medicine service (EMS) physician at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Chris completed his emergency medicine residency and EMS fellowship at UNM. On arrival, you find a 35-year-old male, pulseless and apneic with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in progress by a bystander.
ESO
DECEMBER 18, 2024
After reviewing over 12 million EMS incidents that took place in 2023 , the 2024 ESO EMS Index highlights two critical areas that demand attention: Early CPR and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). The importance of early CPR The earlier CPR is performed, the better the outcome. Gender disparities were also found.
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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 25, 2024
They started CPR. EMS arrived and found him in Ventricular Fibrillation (VF). This patient was witnessed by bystanders to collapse. He was defibrillated into VT. He then underwent dual sequential defibrillation into asystole. After 1 mg of epinephrine they achieved ROSC. sodium bicarbonate.
Peter Canning
JANUARY 14, 2024
I recerted CPR, ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) and PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) late in December. When you are doing CPR and running cardiac arrests on a regular basis, it seems unnecessary to sit through a 2 hour class on CPR and 4 hour classes on ACLS and PALS. The certs are good for two years. mg via syringe.*
NCOAE
MARCH 8, 2021
On the other hand, you could be called in to attend to the victim of a car accident or a shooting or a heart attack, drowning, mountaineering accident, or drug overdose. Some EMT courses require CPR as a prerequisite, while others, including ours, include CPR training and certification. You may even have to deliver a baby!
REBEL EM
DECEMBER 19, 2022
At REBEL EM, we’ve done an extensive write up that details some of the different types of DED and the electrophysiology behind it. Within the United States, due to paramedic shortages, this dual-medic setup does not exist in many EMS systems. This was in addition to a phenomenally fast EMS response time.
NAEMSP
APRIL 19, 2023
CPR is taken over by responding crews, and he is placed on a cardiac monitor/defibrillator. Calcium is also frequently used in the treatment of hyperkalemia, calcium channel blocker overdose, hypermagnesemia, and hypocalcemia and may be more likely to be used when one of these diagnoses is the suspected cause of cardiac arrest.
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