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AHA and Red Cross Life Support Certifications Should Both Be Accepted

ACEP Now

Background From its founding in 1881 to today, the American Red Cross has taught tens of millions of Americans first aid and other lifesaving skills, including CPR. It also offers a comprehensive “CPR for the Professional Rescuer” course. In 2015, it introduced Basic Life Support (BLS) training and certification for EMS personnel.

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The ECLS-SHOCK Trial: ECPR in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock

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Did they get bystander CPR? At our institution patients do not go for diagnostic heart catheterization and then get put on ECMO, they are initiated on ECMO during the time of their initial resuscitation and then go for heart catheterization once they are stabilized. Control: 53.4% D ECLS: 18.2% Control 8.7% Control 38.0% Control: 9.6%

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SGEM#189: Bring Me To Life in OHCA

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Academic Emergency Medicine. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine and the associate editor for emergency medicine simulation at the […] The post SGEM#189: Bring Me To Life in OHCA first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Academic Emergency Medicine. Resuscitation 2011 * Hagihara et al.

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Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice

EM SIM Cases

This primer on Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice was written by academic pediatric emergency medicine specialist and simulation guru Dr. Quang Ngo. The Problem Sam is on faculty at an academic pediatric residency program with an interest in simulation enhanced education.

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SGEM#238: The Epi Don’t Work for OHCA

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

You are the first provider on scene with Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and start high-quality Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). We reviewed the Cournoyer et al cohort study as part of the #SGEMHOP series with Academic Emergency Medicine ( AEM ). published in Resuscitation 2011. He is unsuccessfully shocked.

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Seeing Peter Safar, and his work

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Peter Josef Safar in 2003, who is often called "The Father of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation," or noted citations of his work in articles written and references given by me here at AENJournal.com and the Advanced Emergency Nursing Blog. " established that exhaled air was a satisfactory gas for resuscitation.

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Three Ways for Emergency Medicine Docs to Practice Mindfulness

ACEP Now

Staff interrupt you while you’re in Room 3 with a patient you’ve placed on BiPAP, “We have an incoming patient with CPR in progress in five minutes,” the nurse says before adding, “Room 4’s family really wants to talk with you again.” A task analysis of emergency physician activities in academic and community settings. Ann Emerg Med.