Study Compares Standard, Vector Change and Double Sequential Defibrillation
Case A 64-year-old man has a witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) while attending a hockey game. Bystander…
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Study Compares Standard, Vector Change and Double Sequential Defibrillation
Case A 64-year-old man has a witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) while attending a hockey game. Bystander... -
Difficult Decisions in the Intensive Care Unit
Mr. Rogers Today, I am leading the team this morning in the intensive care unit (ICU) when... -
New Adventures (and Studies!) in Fluid Resuscitation
For a ubiquitous intervention such as intravenous fluid resuscitation, it’s a surprise to see reassessment continuing apace....
Difficult Decisions in the Intensive Care Unit
Mr. Rogers Today, I am leading the team this morning in the intensive care unit (ICU) when…
New Adventures (and Studies!) in Fluid Resuscitation
For a ubiquitous intervention such as intravenous fluid resuscitation, it’s a surprise to see reassessment continuing apace….
How Military Medicine Has Influenced Emergency Medicine
An Amtrak train struck a dump truck on June 27, 2022, derailing and scattering its aluminum-colored cars…
Stop Performing Routine Pulse Checks During CPR
“Time to pause for a pulse check.” Although this refrain is uttered during cardiac arrests across the…
Does Administering Steroids for Cardiac Arrest Lead to Better Neurological Outcomes?
The Case A 54-year-old man is admitted to the observation unit to rule out an acute coronary…
The Role of Emergency Physicians in Triage and Resuscitation Decisions: The Case of COVID-19
The current COVID-19 pandemic raises important questions about the role of emergency physicians in making decisions about…
Balloon Occlusion of Aorta in Trauma Patients May Increase Complications, Death
Use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) may increase complications and mortality in severely…
Do-Not-Resuscitate Tattoos: Are They Valid?
A recent New England Journal of Medicine article presented a case in which a “Do Not Resuscitate”…
Massive Transfusion Ratios May be Less Useful in Nontrauma Setting
Massive transfusion ratios commonly used in trauma settings might not be appropriate for nontrauma patients, a retrospective…