PulmCCM
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
For out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in particular, intravenous access can be difficult to establish, delaying the administration of epinephrine and other drugs and possibly worsening outcomes. Are intraosseous devices superior to peripheral IVs for vascular access during resuscitation attempts? Read more
PulmCCM
MARCH 24, 2025
This is 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. This post focuses on the effects of age on outcomes after cardiac arrest in the hospital.
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RebelEM
MAY 25, 2023
CRYSTALLOIDS Too much crystalloid resuscitation in traumatic hemorrhagic shock can increase dilutional coagulopathy, as well as increase morbidity and mortality Bickell WH et al. I recently gave a talk on the initial management of trauma patients with hemorrhagic shock. NEJM 1994. [2] NEJM 1994. [2]
Don't Forget the Bubbles
JUNE 12, 2023
Elaine Bromiley went into hospital for a routine operation. He died in Victoria, Australia, in 2021 after a period of prolonged brain injury sustained in a fully equipped metropolitan hospital. I remember how I felt when. When Max entered the healthcare system, he was alert and could ask for help.
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. About one-quarter of all in-hospital arrest patients survive to hospital discharge.
PulmCCM
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Although cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is performed on more than 250,000 people in U.S. hospitals each year, physicians receive no formal guidance or training on how, when, or why it should be made. But first, let’s recap our overview of in-hospital cardiac arrest from the first post in the series.
Emergency Medicine Journal
MARCH 25, 2025
Background Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) primarily affects older adults. Nursing homes are staffed by healthcare workers, able to respond immediately to cardiac arrest, including provision of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Survival to hospital discharge or 30 days was observed in 97 (2.1%) patients.
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