Non-technical skills in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest management: A scoping review [PDF]
, 2020 IntroductionCurrent United Kingdom resuscitation guidance advocates the use of non-technical skills (NTS) such as teamwork, decision-making and communication for ad-hoc teams managing an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
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Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias after Cardiac Arrest in Public versus at Home [PDF]
, 2011 Background The incidence of ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia as the first recorded rhythm after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has unexpectedly declined.
Atkins, Diane L. +13 more
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Two cases of low birth weight infant survival by prehospital emergency hysterotomy [PDF]
, 2017 Background: During maternal cardiac arrest, emergency hysterotomy (EH) is recommended after four minutes of resuscitation, if no signs of spontaneous circulation are detected.
Aydin, Fatih +4 more
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The association of brainstem and motor recovery with awakening after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Resuscitation Plus, 2022 Background: Coma is common following resuscitation from cardiac arrest. Few data describe the trajectory of recovery the first days following resuscitation.
Alessandra I Cardi +6 more
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The UK Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcome (OHCAO) project [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction: Reducing premature death is a key priority for the UK National Health Service (NHS). NHS Ambulance services treat approximately 30 000 casesof suspected cardiac arrest each year but survival rates vary.
Brace-McDonnell, Samantha J. +1 more
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Effect of a strategy of a supraglottic airway device vs tracheal intubation during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest on functional outcome [PDF]
, 2018 Importance The optimal approach to airway management during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is unknown. Objective To determine whether a supraglottic airway device (SGA) is superior to tracheal intubation (TI) as the initial advanced airway ...
Benger, Jonathan R. +17 more
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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: prehospital management [PDF]
The Lancet, 2018 Sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is the most time-critical medical emergency. In the second paper of this Series on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, we considered important issues in the prehospital management of cardiac arrest. Successful resuscitation relies on a strong chain of survival with the community, dispatch centre, ambulance, and ...
Marcus Eng Hock, Ong +2 more
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Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2020 Introduction Timely out‐of‐hospital notifications in patients with traumatic cardiac arrest are associated improvements in mortality. Details surrounding these events are often limited, and decisions to perform advanced resuscitative procedures must be ...
Geoffrey S. Kelly, Drew Clare
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Targeted temperature management in emergency medicine: current perspectives [PDF]
, 2015 Landmark trials in 2002 showed that therapeutic hypothermia (TH) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation resulted in improved likelihood of good neurologic recovery compared to standard care without
Ellender, Timothy J., Hunter, Benton R.
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Improving outcomes from in-hospital cardiac arrest [PDF]
, 2016 Over 200 000 adults a year sustain a cardiac arrest while in hospital in the United States.1 Most trials have taken place outside hospital,2 yet the aetiology, patient characteristics, time to treatment, and outcomes are quite different to cardiac ...
Couper, Keith, Perkins, Gavin D.
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