CPR Hospitals Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 
PulmCCM
MARCH 10, 2025
This is part of a series of articles on the duration of CPR for in-hospital cardiac arrest. An index to all posts in the series can be found here: Introduction Although cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is performed on more than 250,000 people in U.S. That’s about 15-20% of all inpatient cardiac arrests.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
JUNE 30, 2023
She was intubated at the scene and transported to your ED, with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed en route. Still, after a quick Google search, you realise that hypothermia potently affects potassium shift from the extracellular to the intracellular and extravascular spaces. Despite good quality CPR, there is no ROSC.
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The Skeptics' Guide to EM
JANUARY 13, 2024
Association of small adult ventilation bags with return of spontaneous circulation in out of hospital cardiac arrest. Association of small adult ventilation bags with return of spontaneous circulation in out of hospital cardiac arrest. Case: You are dispatched to an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Resuscitation 2023.
EMDocs
JANUARY 16, 2024
He subsequently walks out of the hospital with a normal neurologic exam two weeks after admission. Some authors recommend not starting chest compressions in hypothermia unless there is no organized cardiac activity (e.g., Obtaining a core temperature early in any arrest suspected to be from hypothermia is key.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Temperature Control After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Randomized Clinical Trial. September 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Justin Morgenstern is an emergency physician and the creator of the #FOAMed project called www.First10EM.com Case: You are working an overnight shift at a small rural hospital. Are we supposed to be starting hypothermia?”
PulmCCM
JANUARY 29, 2024
automated external cooling system) for all arrest patients (with any presenting rhythm, occurring in- or out-of-hospital) maintained for at least 24 hours; longer periods of fever prevention (which AHA now calls “temperature control”) for persistently comatose patients are also considered reasonable. °C/hour).
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
MAY 20, 2023
Kat Priddis is a paediatric emergency medicine consultant and trauma director at Watford General Hospital. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kat Priddis is a paediatric emergency medicine consultant and trauma director at Watford General Hospital. They started cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) until EMS arrived. NEJM Evidence. N Engl J Med.
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