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The 5 Basic Steps of CPR

Unitek EMT

A complete guide to life-saving CPR on adults, children, and infants Every second counts when someone experiences cardiac arrest, and the actions of a bystander can make all the difference. CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation can double or triple a persons chance of survival.

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Lifting Buddy - The Left Ventricular Assist Device

FOAMfrat

With that being said, the manufacturers say that CPR, medications, Defibrillation, Cardioversion, and Anything you would normally do are OKAY. The age-old question of CPR it depends. Manufacturer recommendations and several other PubMed articles state it is okay to perform CPR. alarms, vitals, rhythms).

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Airway Considerations in Prehospital Cardiac Arrest

ACEP Now

The PART trial, a well conducted, pragmatic, cluster-crossover trial from 2018 evaluated outcomes of 3,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients in the United States. The authors consequently suggested that paramedics who lack adequate experience should consider using supraglottic airway (SGA) devices.

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repost this one as QRS distortion

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The QRS proves it. Posted by Steve Smith at 6:29 AM Email This BlogThis!

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Expedient Field Amputations

JEMS

2018 Jan;54(1):90-95. 3 min read Cardiac & Resuscitation Patient Care Arizona CPR EMS EMT Paramedic Communicating with Pediatric Patients in Crisis Here are effective ways on how you can communicate with pediatric patients in crisis. Prehosp Disaster Med. 1996 Jan-Mar;11(1):63-6. doi: 10.1017/s1049023x00042370. PMID: 10160461.

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Registration Opens for 2025 Cardiac Arrest Survival Summit

JEMS

The conference, sponsored by the Citizen CPR Foundation , takes place Dec. We’re celebrating 65 years of CPR this year,” says Ed Racht, MD, Chief Medical Officer for Global Medical Response and the Summit Program Chair. 3-6, at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix, Arizona.

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A patient with chest pain. (post on Normal ECG)

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OMI Manifesto About Resources Teaching Images Lectures + Podcasts Rules + Equations OMI Literature Timeline OMI Facts and References The OMI Quizzes OMI Pocket Guide Cardiac CATH Guide QTc Calculator Lead Reversals-Artifact Neuroprotective CPR OMI AI: The Queen of Hearts Thursday, November 27, 2014 A patient with chest pain. LV Aneurysm?

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