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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

Effective resuscitation care, including rescue breaths and temperature management, is key to improving both neurological and longer-term outcomes. Training & Knowledge : Understanding advanced life support techniques is vital. One notable partnership is with LIFENET Care, a crucial player in resuscitation care.

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

RebelEM

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, researchers aim to establish an accurate prehospital TCA mortality rate and explore associations between survivability and the many factors contributing to prehospital TCA management. However, we might expect on-scene advanced trauma resuscitation to prolong prehospital time sizably.

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ILCOR goes Annual! AHA gives focused recommendations.

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

AHA gives focused recommendations ​. ​ ​​ The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) has for some years been meeting and agreeing upon resuscitation practices every five years; in addition to which there is the necessary slack time before and after each meeting to produce and disseminate the newly appropriate course materials.

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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. With everything just mentioned considered, DED, in addition to other resuscitative therapies, should still be used for patients in RVF. N Engl J Med. 2022 Nov 6 PMID: 36342151 Cheskes S, et al.

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