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Hypothermia and drowning

Don't Forget the Bubbles

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. Despite good quality CPR, there is no ROSC. Despite good quality CPR, there is no ROSC. Emergency Medical Services found her apneic and pulseless. Meert et al.

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SGEM #404: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay-esian Interpretation of Therapeutic Hypothermia for Pediatric Cardiac Arrest

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

A bayesian interpretation of a pediatric cardiac arrest trial (THAPCA-OH). She is part of the Don’t Forget the Bubbles team and faculty at Queen Mary […] The post SGEM #404: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay-esian Interpretation of Therapeutic Hypothermia for Pediatric Cardiac Arrest first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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AHA and Red Cross Life Support Certifications Should Both Be Accepted

ACEP Now

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.

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Riding the Waves: End-Tidal CO2 Monitoring

Taming the SRU

Cardiac Arrest As mentioned before, tidal CO2 is a function of metabolic rate and cardiac output, so capnography can be utilized during CPR to monitor the effectiveness of chest compressions. Pediatric emergency care 12.4 Circulation 132.18_suppl_2 (2015): S315-S367. Pediatrics 117.6 1996): 249-251. Neumar, Robert W.,

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The ‘Hidden C’

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Riskin (2015) showed that rudeness accounted for a 12% reduction in diagnostic and procedural performance in a simulated resuscitation. A third RCT demonstrated that even brief low-level incivility could increase the risk of major error during CPR by up to 66%. 2015 May;30:656-74. Pediatrics. 2015 Sep 1;136(3):487-95.

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#FOAMed Review 44th Edition

EM Curious

TOP 10 TRAUMA PAPERS OF 2014-2015 [PODCAST]: It's been a huge year in trauma literature with big changes and a large volume of dogma smashing evidence. Listen to a great review of the top 10 trauma papers in 2014-2015 @ St. Listen to the two part podcast featuring Dr. Andy Sloas & pediatric cardiology expert Dr. Buck Kyle @ PEM ED.

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McSwain, Jude, Pioneers in Emergency Care die.

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

July 29, 2015. James Jude, MD James Jude, MD, early Pioneer in Cardiac Resuscitation, developer of External Chest Compressions, and "father of modern cardiopulmonary resuscitation" dies at age 87, on July 28, 2015, "of complications from a rare Parkinson’s disease-related ailment. McSwain, Jr., Heightman, A.J.,

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