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

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

EMS arrives on scene and initiates high quality basic life support (BLS). However, no randomized trial has compared intravenous access to intraosseous access with a primary outcome of good neurologic function. Case: A 46-year-old man has a cardiac arrest at home, witnessed by family.

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REBEL Cast Ep113: Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation

RebelEM

trying harder and longer knowing they are enrolled in this study) Use of two different models of defibrillators may negatively impact the internal validity of this pilot study Certain baseline characteristics were not balanced, such as: prehospital intubation and Epinephrine administration.

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