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Posts from the ‘cardiac arrest’ Category

Mar 24

Traumatic cardiac arrest with Ashleigh Lowther

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The app mentioned for civilians response to terrorist incident is called Citizen Aid

Feb 3

Heads Up! the latest on CPR research

Jan 25

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You dont take plastic?

Dec 7

Epinephrine (Adrenaline) in cardiac arrest: the glorious past, the (in)famous present and the possible future. — MEDEST

By Mario Rugna

via Epinephrine (Adrenaline) in cardiac arrest: the glorious past, the (in)famous present and the possible future. — MEDEST

Dec 7

Swimming against the mCPR tide… — AmboFOAM

I like it when people agree with me. Most people do. Sadly, I sometimes don’t have a lot of luck on that front, especially when it comes to mechanical CPR (mCPR), or when I suggest to my wife that we should by a Rocket Mustang (for her that is, I’m not a petrol head)

via Swimming against the mCPR tide… — AmboFOAM

Apr 22

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FROM Death We MUST learn

Don’t miss the comments at the bottom!I was sent this ECG with the following information:A 37 year old female with no comorbidities, a non-smoker, with no known hyperlipidemia and no family h/o of CAD presented to ED with central chest pain since 5 hours with no radiation, increased by moving her arms and associated with SOB.…

via A 37 year old woman with Chest Pain — Dr. Smith’s ECG Blog

Apr 18

A perfect resuscitation saves a patient

This was contributed by Dr. Johanna Moore, one of my Hennepin Colleagues who researches CPR, along with Keith Lurie and Demetris Yannopoulos. She translated her research knowledge into a spectacular resuscitation.Case A 54 year old male presented via ambulance to the Emergency Department (ED) in cardiac arrest. He was found down outside a clinic, where bystander…

via A Perfect Resuscitation Saves a Patient with Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation — Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Apr 9

NEW CPR GUIDELINES —

The Norwegian Resuscitation Council has released revised guidelines for CPR, and presented them at the Scandinavian conference for emergency medicine, SAM 16. These recommendations might differ from international recommendations. Click image or “more” for a quick English translation and run-through … Continue reading →

via NEW CPR GUIDELINES —

Apr 5

The drugs don’t work…

At least in cardiac arrest that is.  Maybe…

https://ambofoam.wordpress.com/2016/04/05/the-drugs-dont-work/

Mar 13

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Cardiac arrest sedation – towards best practice with ketamine

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Jan 1

Managing Traumatic Cardiac Arrests

Dec 8

2015 ALS Guidelines update. Is there something new (and good)? What really changes in our daily practice.

Source: 2015 ALS Guidelines update. Is there something new (and good)? What really changes in our daily practice.

Nov 10

CPR becomes simpler! Great news!

Medical students being taught intubation by James DuCanto

Medical students being taught intubation by James DuCanto

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Oct 26

2015 ACLS Guidelines: What happened to VSE?

Source: 2015 ACLS Guidelines: What happened to VSE?

Oct 23

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The ‘Top Five Changes’ Project: 2015 AHA guidelines on CPR + ECC update infographic series

Editor’s Note: Last Wednesday was like the night before Christmas for the BoringEM team. We had trouble getting to sleep as we awaited the Thursday release of the 2015 ILCOR / AHA / Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC)! We spent the prior week planning for how…

http://boringem.org/2015/10/22/the-top-five-changes-project-2015-aha-guidelines-update-cpr-ecc-infographic-series/

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