2018 Basic Life Support Resuscitation 
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.
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.
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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.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
MARCH 11, 2023
A Retrospective Nationwide Comparison of the iGel and King Laryngeal Tube Supraglottic Airways for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation. A Retrospective Nationwide Comparison of the iGel and King Laryngeal Tube Supraglottic Airways for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation. Date: March 8, 2023 Reference: Smida et al.
RebelEM
DECEMBER 19, 2022
With everything just mentioned considered, DED, in addition to other resuscitative therapies, should still be used for patients in RVF. The early termination is also a concern and may have overestimated the benefits of this intervention. N Engl J Med. 2022 Nov 6 PMID: 36342151 Cheskes S, et al.
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