New STEMI guidelines
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention or fibrinolysis for STEMI? What if you don’t have PCI at your hospital? The new 2013 […]
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A whole bunch of trauma guidelines
The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma has published a number of helpful evidence-based guidelines for trauma management, and […]
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Upper GI bleeding guideline update
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has issued updated guidance on the management of acute upper gastrointestinal […]
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Nonshockable arrest survival improves with uninterrupted compressions
A study of nonshockable out of hospital cardiac arrest survival showed significant improvement in short- and long-term survival and neurological […]
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Laryngospasm after Ketamine
A case is reported in Prehospital Emergency Care1 in which an agitated patient (due to mania and alcohol intoxication) received […]
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In CPR depth is good, but how deep to compress?
Some defibrillators have accelerometers capable of measuring chest compression depth during CPR. This allowed a study correlating compression depth with […]
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Red cell transfusion guidelines
The AABB (formerly the American Association of Blood Banks has issued guidelines on red blood cell transfusion1, providing some number-based […]
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Spinal imaging for the adult obtunded blunt trauma patient
‘You can’t clear the cervical spine until the patient wakes up!’ How often have you heard this said about a […]
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Clotbusting wisdom on tap – your questions answered
The prevention and management of venous thromboembolic disease is a huge topic, which generates questions for emergency, critical care, and […]
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Colloid volume therapy for critically ill patients
The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine has produced a consensus statement on colloid volume therapy for critically ill patients, […]