Reading Time: 3 minutes In this post, Jeff Pepin reviews the 3- and 6-month follow-up study from the AIRWAYS-2 Trial. Is prehospital endotracheal intubation or i-gel placement better?
Cardiac Arrest
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Like all high-acuity conditions, out-of-hospital cardiac arrests pose an interesting challenge for prehospital providers. The pendulum has swung back and forth for decades, and Dr. Zaf Qasim reviews this new study, the results of which just might surprise you!
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Cardiac Arrest management can be a daunting task with so many moving pieces. Here is part two of the series of managing cardiac arrest.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Taking care of an LVAD patient in extremis can be nerve-wracking. Call their VAD coordinator immediately. Then, just as you would in a code situation, take your own pulse first (because the patient may not have one), take a deep breath, and remember your ABCs.
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Reading Time: 6 minutes Cardiac Arrest management can be a daunting task with so many moving pieces. However, Shyam Murali talks about the most important priorities in this week’s edition of The Vitals.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Ventilations during CPR is a contentious topic with little literature to support one way over another, with a few exceptions. Take a look at Jeff Pepin’s overview of the best practices in ventilation.
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Reading Time: 4 minutes The standard pulse check may not be the best way to determine if your patient has achieved ROSC. Check out these alternative methods of checking for ROSC from Dr. Jeff Pepin.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Check out this new cardiac arrest paradigm for COVID patients by Dr. Gill!
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Check out Dr. Pepin’s new PEA and Pseudo PEA management algorithm.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Intubating the critically ill patient presents a unique set of challenges. The process of intubation, including the induction-associated sympatholysis and…