What can an animal study tell us about chest compressions in traumatic cardiac arrest? This 2019 appraisal examines a haemorrhage model in pigs, the role of blood resuscitation and the substantial limits of applying those findings to patients with different causes of arrest.
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Can helicopter emergency medical services improve survival after traumatic cardiac arrest? This 2019 appraisal examines a retrospective UK cohort, distinguishing procedures and return of circulation from survival to hospital discharge, and questioning what a small, uncontrolled dataset can tell us about benefit.
JC: Can HEMS improve patient outcome in Traumatic Cardiac Arrest? St Emlyn’s Read More
Could serum neurofilament light chain help predict neurological outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? Dan Horner’s 2019 appraisal examines an analysis of TTM trial samples, considering promising test performance alongside validation gaps, false predictions and the risks of relying on a biomarker in isolation.
Salim Rezaie’s St Emlyn’s Live 2018 presentation explores cognitive offloading during cardiac arrest care. The accompanying notes discuss CPR, vascular access, airway management, medication and PEA assessment, explicitly bringing together published evidence and ideas for consideration. This is a historical presentation rather than an updated resuscitation guideline.
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Simon Carley sets out five approaches to resuscitation practice that require no new equipment: preparation with the Zero Point Survey, regular team updates, separating immediate care from strategic thinking, peer observation and hot debriefs. This St Emlyn’s Live 2018 talk focuses on how teams work together.
#stemlynsLIVE: Five free strategies to improve your resuscitation practice. St Emlyn’s Read More
The 2018 PARAMEDIC-2 trial challenged assumptions about adrenaline in cardiac arrest. Simon Carley examines the distinction between improved survival and favourable neurological outcomes, the trial’s patient selection and the competing arguments about practice, stressing why the results need more than a simple yes-or-no interpretation.
JC: Does Epinephrine work in Cardiac Arrest. St Emlyn’s Read More
This introduction to St Emlyn’s 2018 wellbeing e-book brings together reflections on working in emergency and acute care. Edited by Simon Carley and Laura Howard, the collection draws on the team’s experiences of pressure, fatigue and balancing professional and personal lives, with self-care at its centre.
The Resuscitationist’s Guide to Health and Wellbeing. A St Emlyn’s e-book. Read More
What can early pupil responses tell us after cardiac arrest? This 2018 review examines a large French observational study, separating association with outcome from the ability to predict an individual patient’s recovery. It challenges decisions based on a single early finding and considers how prognosis is discussed.
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