Quick case: It’s 3am. A 55yM, with a pmhx of chubbiness, DM, HTN is brought in by EMS after being found down. He is pulse-less, with an initial rhythm of ventricular fibrillation. He is shocked appropriately and exquisite ACLS…
Thanks to Dr. LoCascio for today’s Morning Report! Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs states that CPR may be withheld, even if requested, “when efforts to resuscitate a patient are judged by the treating…
Here’s Dr. DiMare with another Morning Report! Fibrinolytics for Suspected PE in Cardiac Arrest tPA in cardiac arrest seems like a great idea – 81% are from MI and PE – only 2-10% survival in out of hospital…
A few weeks ago, Dr Harriott gave a talk on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and pre-hospital airway management. She reviewed some historical context for the current EMS system and airway management. Her literature search suggested that for OHCA, paramedic-operated endotracheal…