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Preventative Care Strategies for Healthier Communities

ESO

After reviewing over 12 million EMS incidents that took place in 2023 , the 2024 ESO EMS Index highlights two critical areas that demand attention: Early CPR and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). The importance of early CPR The earlier CPR is performed, the better the outcome. Gender disparities were also found.

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Dr. Elsburgh Clarke Was Among First to Specialize in Emergency Medicine

ACEP Now

I was about two months into a family practice internship when I went to visit my uncle whose neighbor happened to be an ED resident, Dr. Clarke said. ED attendings Dr. Gerald Whelan and Dr. Shumary Chow supervising a full arrest in C booththe main trauma roomwith an ED tech administering CPR. Click to enlarge.)

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The Importance of Gastric Decompression and Ventilation Management During Cardiac Arrest Care

JEMS

For example, bystander CPR is hands-only, and education has increased the actions taken before we get on the scene. Effective, high-quality CPR is the first and most vital part of this. Many systems use continuous compressions and mechanical CPR devices to improve cardiac output. Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2022.

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The Role of EMS in Palliative Extubation

NAEMSP

Authors: Rebecca Dupree, DO and Emerson Franke, MD FAEMS FAAEM Case The dreaded scenario: youre performing high quality CPR in the field, youve successfully intubated the patient, and suddenly you hear, I found their DNR form! These may result in an ED extubation or admission to the hospital for comfort care and terminal extubation.

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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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Using Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as Life-Sustaining Therapy

ACEP Now

2 In the emergency department (ED), ECMO has emerged as an adjunct in the resuscitation of patients from acute cardiopulmonary failure. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the ED: exciting medicine, ethical challenges. The race to reinvent CPR. Ideally, ECMO serves a short-term, life-saving purpose. Accessed January 10, 2025.

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EM@3AM: Bradypnea

EMDocs

Jarcho JA, ed. Longo DL, ed. The patient’s caregivers noticed that the patient had become more short of breath over the last 12 hours and seemed confused. A chest radiograph is obtained, as seen above. Rosh Review Website Link Further Reading: Further FOAMed: [link] [link] [link] [link] References: Brady WJ, Mattu A, Slovis CM.

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