Esmolol for refractory VF
Already well publicised on social media, the team at Hennepin County published a retrospective comparison between patients with refractory VF […]
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Open cardiac massage in asthmatic arrests?
This idea was provoked by a colleague some years ago who could not achieve a palpable pulse during CPR of […]
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London Cardiac Arrest Symposium 2014
The focus of the entire day is cardiac arrest and this is the second day of the London Cardiac Arrest […]
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Left Ventricular Assist Device for Cardiac Arrest?
An interesting case report by Dr Heidlebaugh and colleagues from the Department of Emergency Medicine at the William Beaumont Hospital […]
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Down with "down" time!
A man in his 40s has a witnessed collapse and CPR is immediately started. Paramedics are on scene within 5 […]
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Is 4 Joules per kg enough in kids?
Researchers from the Iberian-American Paediatric Cardiac Arrest Study Network challenge the evidence base behind defibrillation shock dose recommendations in children. […]
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Not finding a difference doesn't prove equivalence
The recent LINC trial was a randomised controlled trial comparing a mechanical chest compression device (LUCAS) with manual CPR(1). “No […]
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London Trauma Conference Day 2
London Trauma Conference 2013 – Day 2 by Dr Louisa Chan So I find myself torn today: do I join […]
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London Trauma Conference 2013
Our inside reporter Dr Louisa Chan provides an update from Day One of the London Trauma Conference: At risk of […]
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Therapeutic hypothermia does not improve arrest outcome
A paper published today represents to me what’s great about science. I am impressed with those investigators who had the […]