2018 Basic Life Support CPR 
Emergency Medicine Journal
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Methods We investigated four 18-month periods between 2005 and 2018. Inclusion criteria were non-traumatic cardiac arrests treated with at least one external electric shock with an automated external defibrillator from the basic life support team and resuscitated by a physician-staffed ALS team.
EMDocs
OCTOBER 9, 2023
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. October 19, 2018. Given its mineralocorticoid properties, hydrocortisone is traditionally used for adrenal insufficiency.
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The Skeptics' Guide to EM
SEPTEMBER 29, 2018
[display_podcast] Date: September 21st, 2018 Reference: Kawano et al. Annals of EM May 2018 Guest Skeptic: Andrew Merelman is a critical care paramedic and first year medical student at Rocky Vista University in Colorado. display_podcast] Date: September 21st, 2018 Reference: Kawano et al.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
MARCH 11, 2023
A fire company is on scene providing high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and has defibrillated twice with an automated external defibrillator (AED). Background: Airway management strategies for out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) have been hotly debated since the dawn of CPR.
RebelEM
DECEMBER 19, 2022
In fact, 4000 paramedics in total were not only trained in the study protocol but also given a rigorous evaluation of their ability to perform CPR. On the topic of EMS and similar to the pilot study, there was an incredibly high amount of bystander CPR performed. Thus limiting the external validity of this paper’s findings.
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