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Top 10 Cardiac Arrest Randomized Trials of 2021
2500 articles were published in 2021 in the fields of cardiac arrest, CPR and resuscitation. I systematically searched and selected 10 RCTs that I considered the most relevant landmark trials of 2021 in the fields of Cardiac Arrest, CPR and…
No more unwitnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the future thanks to technology?
Scquizzato T, Semeraro F. No more unwitnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the future thanks to technology. Resuscitation. 2021 Nov 22;170:79-81. doi: 10.1016 READ Nearly half of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are unwitnessed. Most of these patients die because the chain…
What is the maximal group size at which instructors are able to correct BLS course participants’ errors?
The ideal group size for effective teaching of cardiopulmonary resuscitation is currently under debate. Medical students and nurses were recruited as simulated “BLS course participants”. Each was instructed to make three different errors randomly assigned from a list of 12…
How to correctly place defibrillator pads
In case of cardiac arrest, be sure to correctly place pads, in particular during shockable rhythms and above all if ventricular fibrillation is REFRACTORY. Incorrect position of defibrillator pads may reduce the chance of unsuccessful termination of ventricular fibrillation. Correct…
How to perform CPR in space
Maybe you’ve never considered the issue of performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in space but space agencies really have thought of everything. The likelihood of cardiac arrest occurring in space remains extremely low, and will most likely be nonsurvivable due to…