JC: The ARREST trial. Does bypass to cardiac arrest centres save lives? St Emlyn’s
Journal Club review of the ARREST trial showing that bypass to a cardiac arrest centre in London does not improve outcomes. #FOAMed #cardiology @stemlyns
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JC: ECPR for refractory OOHCA. St Emlyn’s
the use of Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR) has been considered by many resuscitationists as the next logical step in the management of cardiac arrest. But is it?…
What’s the down time? St Emlyn’s
There is one question that is always asked when a patient who has experienced a cardiac arrest is brought to the ED. What’s the downtime? (Nearly) Every team leader in …
JC: Alternate defibrillation strategies in refractory VF. The DoseVF trial. St Emlyn’s
Early defibrillation is a key step in the management of cardiac arrest patients patients with VF/VT In many cases defibrillation does indeed revert the patient to a better rhythm, but …
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JC: AP or AL position for cardioversion? St Emlyn’s
Defibrillation is a core skill in emergency medicine. Traditionally we are taught that an anterior-lateral (AL) placement of pads is preferable, although an anterior-posterior (AP) position can be used if …
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RCEM CPD Conference 2022 Day 1
Well, isn’t this exciting! An actual real-life live conference with real-life people all together learning about hot topics in emergency medicine in real-life once again! This week sees the St …
“Just In Case” in the ED – The ECG Thrust
There are many things that we do in Emergency Departments ‘just in case’. In this series we’ll be looking at some of these to see if we really do need …
JC: Should we use calcium in out of hospital cardiac arrest? St Emlyn’s
A trial published in JAMA asks exactly this question, the full text can be found here. The abstract is below, but as we always say, please read the full paper …
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