Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) aims to limit hypoxic injury by providing oxygen to brain and heart tissues during cardiac arrest. There has been an increase in reports of patients exhibiting signs such as eye opening, limb movement, agitation, or even interference with resuscitation maneuvers while receiving CPR. These manifestations cease when chest compressions are stopped, evenContinue reading “Cardiopulmonary resuscitation-induced consciousness in an elderly patient: a case report in the prehospital setting | International Journal of Emergency Medicine | Full Text”
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Stay or go? Should we Move Patients with Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest to Hospital? The EVIDENCE Trial
St.Emlyn’s – Emergency Medicine #FOAMed The EVIDENCE trial asked if rapid transport with ongoing CPR improves survival in refractory out-of-hospital … Stay or go? Should we Move Patients with Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest to Hospital? The EVIDENCE Trial
Prehospital Resuscitative Thoracotomy for Traumatic Cardiac Arrest – PMC
This cohort study examines more than 20 years of data for patients with traumatic cardiac arrest to evaluate the association of prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy with survival outcomes. — Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11866073/
Prehospital anesthesia in postcardiac arrest patients: a multicenter retrospective cohort study – PMC
Currently, the data regarding the impact of prehospital postcardiac arrest anesthesia on target hemodynamic and ventilatory parameters of early postresuscitation care and recommendations on its implementation are rare. The present study examines the … — Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11067130/
Midazolam for Post-Arrest Sedation in Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (05.04.2024)
Survival rates following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) range from 8% to 18%. In 74% of cases, social participation of survivors is negatively impacted by OHCA-related morbidity. This highlights how relevant the management of OHCA is to… — Read on http://www.aerzteblatt.de/int/archive/article/238383
ECMO machine that keeps cardiac arrest patients alive trialled in Sydney by NSW Ambulance – ABC News
The 53-year-old from Padstow remembers getting cold and collapsing. Over the next hour, a machine worked to keep his brain and vital organs functioning. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-03/sydney-holds-australias-first-ambulance-ecmo-trial/104047702
Drone delivery of automated external defibrillators compared with ambulance arrival in real-life suspected out-of-hospital cardiac arrests: a prospective observational study in Sweden – The Lancet Digital Health
Drone delivery of automated external defibrillators compared with ambulance arrival in real-life suspected out-of-hospital cardiac arrests: a prospective observational study in Sweden – The Lancet Digital Health — Read on http://www.thelancet.com/journals/landig/article/PIIS2589-7500(23)00161-9/fulltext
Oxygen saturation and haemodynamic changes prior to circulatory arrest: Implications for transplantation and resuscitation – PMC
Oxygen saturation and haemodynamic changes prior to circulatory arrest: Implications for transplantation and resuscitation – PMC — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6376585/
Double sequential external defibrillation for refractory ventricular fibrillation – PMC
Double sequential external defibrillation for refractory ventricular fibrillation – PMC — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9907872/
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for cardiac arrest: An updated systematic review – Resuscitation
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for cardiac arrest: An updated systematic review – Resuscitation — Read on http://www.resuscitationjournal.com/article/S0300-9572(22)00738-9/fulltext
Association Between Number of Volunteer Responders and Interventions Before Ambulance Arrival for Cardiac Arrest – ScienceDirect
Association Between Number of Volunteer Responders and Interventions Before Ambulance Arrival for Cardiac Arrest – ScienceDirect — Read on http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109722076008
Upon arrival to the emergency department, a senior emergency physician looked at the ECG and said “Nothing too exciting.”
This case was provided by Spencer Schwartz, an outstanding paramedic at Hennepin EMS who is on Hennepin EMS’s specialized “P3” team, a team that … Upon arrival to the emergency department, a senior emergency physician looked at the ECG and said “Nothing too exciting.”
Beyond Guidelines: what’s new in OCHA management
An original blog post by Mario Rugna Beyond Guidelines: what’s new in OCHA management
Advanced interventions in the pre-hospital resuscitation of patients with non-compressible haemorrhage after penetrating injuries | Critical Care | Full Text
Early haemorrhage control and minimizing the time to definitive care have long been the cornerstones of therapy for patients exsanguinating from non-compressible haemorrhage (NCH) after penetrating injuries, as only basic treatment could be provided on scene. However, more recently, advanced on-scene treatments such as the transfusion of blood products, resuscitative thoracotomy (RT) and resuscitative endovascularContinue reading “Advanced interventions in the pre-hospital resuscitation of patients with non-compressible haemorrhage after penetrating injuries | Critical Care | Full Text”
Focused ultrasound in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by advanced paramedics | Journal Of Paramedic Practice
Background: This study describes and evaluates advanced paramedic practitioner (APP) use of focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), and relates ultrasound findings with decisions to terminate resuscitation. The authors report characteristics of patients who do/do not undergo a FoCUS examination by APPs, ultrasound probe positions used and whether FoCUS findings were associatedContinue reading “Focused ultrasound in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by advanced paramedics | Journal Of Paramedic Practice”
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