Weight formula validation
Further validation of the UK-derived Luscombe weight formula has been made in the Australian setting. The nice simple formula for […]
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resuscitation
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In V.Fib and talking to you!
Some patients with severe refractory heart failure are kept alive thanks to implantable pumps such as the left ventricular assist […]
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2J or 4J/kg in Paediatric Defibrillation?
Should we shock with 2J/kg or 4J/kg in Paediatric Defibrillation? The answer seems to be ‘we still don’t know’. Don’t […]
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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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Estimating child weight in Hong Kong
We know that the ‘APLS formula’ is inaccurate as a tool for estimating weight in Western children, and British and […]
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Compression-only CPR vs standard CPR
Two studies comparing compression-only CPR with conventional CPR: BACKGROUND: The role of rescue breathing in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed by […]
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Weight formula for kids
The traditional ‘APLS formula’ for weight estimation in children based on age (wt in kg = [age+4] x 2) is […]
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LMA for newborn resuscitation
An observational study of near term infants (34 weeks gestation to 36 weeks and 6 days) born in an Italian […]
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Cardiocerebral resuscitation
An emergency medical service introduced a cardiocerebral resuscitation protocol and compared outcomes with a standard ACLS protocol. Cardiocerebral resuscitation (CCR) […]
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Neonatal Emergencies
‘THE MISFITS’ is a popular mnemonic to assist in identifying the cause of critical illness in the neonatal period. T […]