Infant CPR: two thumbs even when alone
Infant CPR guidelines recommend two-finger chest compressions with a lone rescuer and two-thumb with two rescuers. Two-thumb provides better chest […]
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Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine
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Surviving avalanche burial
Avalanche burial has a high mortality and yet in some cases there have been some amazing saves despite prolonged cardiac […]
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Pre-hospital RSI
Physicians from HEMS London document their experience of 400 pre-hospital rapid sequence induction / intubations. Their data are consistent with […]
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Poor pre-hospital intubation success
A Scottish study of 628 pre-hospital intubation attempts in cardiac arrest patients records the rate of successful intubations, oesophageal intubations, […]
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Oxygen in AMI – no benefit, possible harm
A Cochrane review examined the evidence from randomised controlled trials to establish whether routine use of inhaled oxygen in acute myocardial […]
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Traumatic Aortic Injury
Two recent papers expand our knowledge of blunt traumatic aortic injury. UK crash data identified risk factors for low impact […]
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Junior pre-hospital doctors spend a bit longer on scene
More junior pre-hospital doctors took longer on scene than their senior colleagues according to a German study, although patient clinical […]
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Guideline improved pre-hospital RSI in kids
French physicians provide pre-hospital critical care in medical teams of regional SAMU (service d’aide me ́dicale urgente). A national guideline […]
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Paediatric Retrieval – what's the rush?
The Children’s Acute Transport Service (CATS) in the UK performed 2106 interfacility transports between April 2006 and March 2008. The stabilisation […]
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Pre-hospital intubation experience and outcomes
Hospitals and medical personnel performing high volumes of procedures demonstrate better patient outcomes and fewer adverse events. The relationship between […]