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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

Despite decades of investment and research, survival remains disappointingly low. 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.

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Stryker’s role in advancing cardiac emergency preparedness worldwide

AED Leader

This article explores Stryker’s impactful role in revolutionizing cardiac emergency preparedness worldwide, from pioneering technologies and addressing healthcare disparities to aligning with major organizations like the American Heart Association in pursuit of improved outcomes.

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Prehospital Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

RebelEM

Nevertheless, mortality of prehospital traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA), and survivability with good neurologic outcome, remain the gold standards of trauma care in and out of the hospital and are effectively the criterion by which we measure outcomes in the trauma literature. Discussion: Dead On Scene: The 96.2% mortality rate and 43.5%

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ILCOR goes Annual! AHA gives focused recommendations.

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

New evidence will be reviewed, graded as to quality, recommendations proposed, and new research areas for the coming cycle prioritized. 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.

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REBEL Cast Ep113: Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation

RebelEM

I am hopeful this trial encourages future research on the subject matter so we can answer additional questions it has left us (ie. Within the United States, due to paramedic shortages, this dual-medic setup does not exist in many EMS systems.

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