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Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest: Pearls and Pitfalls

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Some authors recommend not starting chest compressions in hypothermia unless there is no organized cardiac activity (e.g., 2 In reality you may start compressions before you confirm that hypothermia was the primary cause of cardiac arrest. Obtaining a core temperature early in any arrest suspected to be from hypothermia is key.

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The Science on Targeted Temperature Management

ACEP Now

Early work on TTM in 2002 showed benefit to cooling to 33 degrees Celsius, which subsequently influenced international resuscitation guidelines to recommend mild hypothermia at 32 degrees to 34 degrees Celsius in 2005. degrees Celsius. 5,6 In 2021, the TTM2 trial was published. degrees Celsius for 72 hours. Click to enlarge.

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SGEM#329: Will Corticosteroids Help if…I Will Survive a Cardiac Arrest?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

CPR is initiated and a hospital rapid response team is called. This contrasts with what the public sees watching CPR being done on TV. Use of Corticosteroids in Cardiac Arrest – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The resuscitation team arrives and ACLS protocols are continued.

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Single ventricle defects and the hunt for the best shunt

Don't Forget the Bubbles

The team start CPR, and this is emergently converted to extra-corporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation via the open sternotomy wound. The JET is treated by deepening sedation (to minimise exogenous and endogenous catecholamines), optimizing electrolytes and active mild hypothermia. 2014;129(20):2013-2020. 2018;37(7):879-885.

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Seeing Peter Safar, and his work

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Validation of methods of controlling the unprotected natural airway; comparisons of methods of artificial respiration, validating mouth-to-mouth as the most effective means, training and popularizing mouth-to-mouth, and linking and coordinating external cardiac massage (the Johns Hopkins Group) to be Steps A, B, & C of CPR. " Peter J.

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SGEM#183: Don’t RINSE, Don’t Repeat

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Induction of Therapeutic Hypothermia During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Using a Rapid Infusion of Cold Saline
The RINSE Trial (Rapid Infusion of Cold Normal Saline). Induction of Therapeutic Hypothermia During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Using a Rapid Infusion of Cold Saline
The RINSE Trial (Rapid Infusion of Cold Normal Saline).