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All you need to know about Adrenaline

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Indications Cardiopulmonary resuscitation The Resuscitation Council 2021 guidelines , which are covered in this DTFB a rticle , state that every child with cardiorespiratory arrest should have the rhythm assessed as soon as possible following the initiation of BLS. The crew are 25 minutes away from the ED. Pediatr Crit Care Med.

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International Prehospital Medicine Institute Literature Review, July 2025

JEMS

This suburban, combined ALS and BLS EMS system responds to greater than 120,000 combined requests for service a year. Of those cases of cath lab activation by EMS, 27were subsequently cancelled by ED clinicians. Of the groups with positive findings, Sp02 increased on average from 89.6%

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Opioid Overdose Categorization

Peter Canning

Boston paramedic This is a quote I included in a presentation I put together for the state of Connecticut back in 2014 when we designed a curriculum to teach BLS providers how to use naloxone. Fatal Overdose, includes dead on scene and those pronounced dead in the ED. It’s a dose.” I might modify their categories to these: 1.

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SGEM#340: Andale, Andale Get An IO, IO for Adult OHCA?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Missy is also now the director for Difficult Airway EMS course in Washington State Case: An EMS crew arrives to your emergency department (ED) with a 58-year-old female who suffered a witnessed ventricular fibrillation (VF) out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Background: We have covered OHCA multiple times on the SGEM.

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2023 AHA Update on Management Cardiac Arrest or Life-Threatening Toxicity Due to Poisoning

EMDocs

This post will focus on the key parts of the guideline that affect ED evaluation and management. Editorial Comment : Use standard BLS/ALS measures, especially if in cardiac arrest. Top 10 Take Home Pearls 1. No NAC or ascorbic acid. COR 1, LOE C-LD. COR 2a, LOE B-NR.

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Episode 107: Cardiac and Non-Cardiac Chest Pain with Dr. Mike Berkenbush

The Overrun Podcast

BLS providers are expected to know more and do more in the evolving healthcare landscape. They explore the tendency to over-triage chest pain cases and the need for a more nuanced approach. Knowing the receiving facility and building relationships with the staff can improve patient outcomes.

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Most EMS Terminology Comes Down to Initials, Abbreviations and Acronyms

NCOAE

Here, we present them in alphabetical order: ABC – Airway, Breathing and Circulation – “This is the Golden Rule of emergency medical professionals” AED – Automated External Defibrillator – The device that delivers electric shock to the heart of patients experiencing sudden cardiac arrest A-EMT – Advanced EMT ALS – Advanced Life Support Anaphylaxis— (..)

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