Read the CoSTR from ILCOR, the scientific data and international consensus that guides the development of resuscitation guidelines.
The European Resuscitation Council have released their 2015 Guidelines – read them for free here!
The American Heart Association have released the 2015 CPR & ECC Gudelines, read them for free here!
During out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, a scene time of 10 to 35min was associated with the highest survival, especially among adolescents in this study.
CPR performed before EMS arrival was associated with a 30-day survival rate that was more than twice as high as that associated with no CPR before EMS arrival.
Long-term memory functioning appears to be particularly impaired after cardiac arrest
A 2007 review of the post-ROSC care of 157 post ROSC patients prehospitaly in Finland showing poor care was associated with poor outcomes.
The PARAMEDIC trial found no evidence of improvement in 30 day survival with LUCAS-2 compared with manual compressions – what are your thoughts?
Employing only the lack of ROSC as criteria for termination of resuscitation may miss survivors after OHCA.
ETCO2 values cannot be used as a mortality predictor in isolation – although it does appear to be a strong predictor of mortality.
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