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Systemic Steroids: An ED Focused Overview

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1 Though hydrocortisone is often included in ‘crash carts,’ the most recent consensus on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has a weak recommendation against the use of corticosteroids during CPR. Published 2017 Mar 28. Published 2017 Oct 12. 8 Prednisone is a prodrug and is converted in the liver to prednisolone.

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ILCOR goes Annual! AHA gives focused recommendations.

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On November 6 th , 2017, it was announced in the journal Circulation of the American Heart Association , that ILCOR is converting to an annual cycle to minimize delay in effectuating change in recommendations and practices. What is the optimal instruction sequence for coaching callers in dispatch-assisted CPR?

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