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Systemic Steroids: An ED Focused Overview

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Yoo, MD (Assistant Professor/Core Faculty, San Antonio, TX) // Reviewed by Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case An 18-year-old man with a history of asthma and medication noncompliance presents to the emergency department (ED) with acute onset shortness of breath. He states that he recently moved to Texas from Colorado. Circulation.

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The Pressing Need for Ventilator Ambulance Services

Ziqitza HealthCare Ltd

Ventilator ambulance A ventilator ambulance is an ambulance with portable ventilators and a life support system. Ventilators are used in operating rooms, emergency departments, critical care transport units, and air medical transports. Trained staff – skilled staff who knows how to use life-saving tools on board.

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REBEL Cast Ep113: Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation

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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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