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SGEM#231: You’re So Vein – IO vs. IV Access for OHCA

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Intraosseous Vascular Access Is Associated With Lower Survival and Neurologic Recovery Among Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Intraosseous Vascular Access Is Associated With Lower Survival and Neurologic Recovery Among Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. BLS for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

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SGEM#396: And iGel Myself, I’m Over You, Cus I’m the King (Tube) of Wishful Thinking

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

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.

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The importance of AED placement and Stryker’s guide to optimizing accessibility

AED Leader

By ensuring quick access to AEDs in public settings, we can significantly increase survival rates for cardiac arrest victims, leading to improved outcomes and better survival to hospital discharge. Rapid treatment is vital to improve survival outcomes. Cardiac arrests can happen anywhere, from public spaces to private homes.

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Ziqitza Rajasthan – Enhancing Patient Care in Transit: Advanced Life Support (ALS) in Ambulances

Ziqitza HealthCare Ltd

The Essence of Advanced Life Support (ALS) At the core of the company’s commitment lies the integration of Advanced Life Support (ALS) in its fleet of ambulances. This swift response is instrumental in stabilizing patients before they reach the hospital, significantly improving their chances of recovery.

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REBEL Cast Ep113: Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation

RebelEM

The authors sought to answer whether double defibrillation and/or vector change defibrillation lead to a greater number of RVF patients surviving to hospital discharge when compared to standard defibrillation therapy. Now that same group has published the results of their full randomized control trial.

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ILCOR goes Annual! AHA gives focused recommendations.

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

AHA statements are labeled with" [AHA]" We can now expect more frequent and closer cycling and knowledge translation from the laboratory workbench or studies of cases and outcomes to our own practice. DISPATCH-ASSISTED COMPRESSION-ONLY CPR COMPARED WITH DISPATCH-ASSISTED CONVENTIONAL CPR (ADULTS): CONSENSUS ON SCIENCE. Bobrow, B.

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Trends in survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with a shockable rhythm and its association with bystander resuscitation: a retrospective study

Emergency Medicine Journal

Objective Over 300 000 cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) occur each year in the USA and Europe. 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.