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.

Resuscitation 75

Resuscitation Basic Life Support Hospitals CPR 75

EMDocs

OCTOBER 9, 2023

6 However, due to the vasoconstrictive effects, hydrocortisone may be useful in refractory shock. Corticosteroids in septic shock: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. October 19, 2018. Given its mineralocorticoid properties, hydrocortisone is traditionally used for adrenal insufficiency. 2015;116(6):960-975.

Basic Life Support 81

Basic Life Support CPR Fractures Emergency Department 81

RebelEM

DECEMBER 19, 2022

This procedure involves applying another set of pads attached to a second defibrillator to a patient and shocking them in hopes of terminating the rhythm. Background Information: Double external defibrillation (DED) is an intervention often used to treat refractory ventricular fibrillation (RVF).

EMS 52

EMS CPR Shock Resuscitation 52