Plasma:red cell ratios
In some circles, ‘wuntwuntwun’ is in danger of becoming the new dogma of trauma fluid replacement (ie. 1 unit of […]
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Helicopters between hospitals
More National Trauma Databank analysis coming out in favour of helicopter transport: this time looking at interhospital transfer: Background: Helicopter […]
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End tidal CO2 in cardiac arrest
Measuring end-tidal CO2 in cardiac arrest patients is helpful for confirming tracheal tube placement assessing the effectiveness of chest compressions […]
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Prone ventilation in ARDS
Prone ventilation can improve refractory hypoxaemia in ARDS but its effects on mortality have not been impressive in some studies […]
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Extracorporeal CPR
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (E-CPR) using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support during inhospital cardiac arrest has been attempted to improve the […]
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Better outcomes with conventional CPR
A very large nationwide Japanese observational study examined outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients who received CPR from lay rescuers. […]
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Helicopters and trauma: systematic review
In the midst of reconfiguring its trauma systems, the United Kingdom’s National Health Service needed to evaluate the cost effectiveness […]
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A French FIRST in pre-hospital medicine
A contribution has been made to the literature supporting physician intervention in some pre-hospital trauma patients, in the form of […]
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Improved survival with modified CPR
A large randomised controlled trial1 on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients compared standard CPR with CPR augmented by two modifications: active […]
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Pre-hospital iv and increased mortality
The US media seem to be making a big thing of a recent article published ahead of print which demonstrates […]