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 […]
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Resuscitation
All of the St Emlyn’s Blog and Podcast content that relates to resuscitation.
Alternate defibrillation strategies in refractory ventricular fibrillation
Review of an RCT comparing dual sequence defibrillation against antero-lateral and antero-posterior pad positions
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Top trauma papers for #EuSEM22
It’s fantastic to be here in Berlin at the 2022 EuSEM conference. All conferences have their own personalities and this is no exception. There is something special about the cosmopolitan
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JC: Fentanyl as an adjunct in RSI. Does it affect haemodynamic stability? St Emlyn’s
I’ve recently been spending a bit more time in the pre-hospital environment and it’s been interesting to compare practice there as compared to the emergency department. One theme has been
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JC: Head up, mechanical and impedance device assisted CPR – does it make a difference? St Emlyn’s
Research in cardiac arrest management has improved a lot in recent years. We are now seeing large randomised controlled trials looking at specific therapies in the management of these critically
TBI: The Final Frontier…
Summer hols and quiet times for many of us at present, so apologies for lack of posts. There is always stuff going on in the background however, and several of
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More on Calcium and blood products in trauma. St Emlyn’s
This week we have a nice paper that highlights some of the ongoing thoughts and controversies about the use of calcium in major haemorrhage protocols. Hopefully you’ve already read Iain’s
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#ICEM22 Melbourne – Day 3
The day opened with a sobering plenary about climate change. During the morning concurrent, I attended the Disaster session. Practitioners from around the world shared experiences and lessons from disaster
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