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5 Reasons Why the Defibtech DBP 2003 is the Ultimate Portable Defibrillator for Emergency Response Teams

AED Leader

Among the wide range of defibrillators available on the market, the Defibtech DBP 2003 stands out as the ultimate choice for emergency response teams. With its advanced features, user-friendly design, and exceptional performance, the DBP 2003 is a game-changer in emergency medical care.

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ECPR evidence – a historical journey

Intensive Blog

Everything ECMO 048: History of ECPR evidence and considerations for future research Author: Dr George Walker Peer reviewer: A/Prof Aidan Burrell Introduction The first recorded attempts to resuscitate patients were as early as 1530 where Swiss physician Paracelsus used fireplace bellows to reinflate the lungs of those who had stopped breathing.

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SGEM#430: De Do Do Do, De Dash, Dash DAShED – Diagnosing Acute Aortic Syndrome in the ED.

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

She is received in the resuscitation room. This study found that between 2003 and 2018, there were 1,299 cases of AAS in Ontario, the largest province in the country. Case: A 66-year-old female with a history of smoking, hypertension, and type-2 diabetes presents to the emergency department (ED) with syncope while walking her dog.

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Carbon Dioxide As A Resuscitative Gas

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

This is the fourth part of our series on "Early Modern Resuscitation." " Part I: Oral Airways, early resuscitation, and recognition of airway care. The select bibliography will provide ample links to extend your reading. “Carbon Dioxide Resuscitation?” You think to yourself, “ What could that be?” In 1927, H.W.

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Episode 14: Thoracotomy

PHEM Cast

pdf Equipment required for resuscitative thoracotomy: Surface anatomy: Appearance of pericardial clot A foley catheter being used to fill a cardiac wound – note how easily this could be pulled out. An open chest with aortic compression Simulation of resuscitative thoracotomy by London HEMS team. J Am Coll Surg; 2003 (1): 106-111.

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Episode 9: Maternal Collapse

PHEM Cast

Resuscitation Council UK. 2003; 97: 256-258. Parry R, Asmussen T, Smith JE. Perimortem caesarean section. 2016; 33: 224-229. Clark SL, Cotton DB, Pivarnik JM et al. Position change and central hemodynamic profile during normal third trimester pregnancy and post partum. Bamber JH, Dresner M. Anaesthesia & Analgesia.

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Intubation

PHEM Cast

J Trauma 2003; 54:444-453 Mort TC. Resuscitation. Resuscitation. Click here to hear what our friends over at the Resus Room think about Airways 2 References (kindly shared by Rich) Davis DP et al. The Effect of Paramedic Rapid Sequence Intubation on Outcome in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Anesth Analg.