Tag Archives: Resuscitation

Recommended: Article ‘The past, present, and future of ventilation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation’

Abstract Purpose of review: To evaluate the past and present literature on ventilation during out of hospital cardiac arrest, highlighting research that has informed current guidelines. Recent findings: Previous studies have studied what are optimal compression-to-ventilation ratios, ventilation rates, and … Continue reading

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Recommended: Online lecture ‘When Should Resuscitation Stop’

Cliff Reid – When Should Resuscitation Stop from Social Media and Critical Care on Vimeo.

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Resuscitation after trauma: better survival chances thanks to goal-oriented treatment.

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2017;161(0):D1174. Koers L, van Schuppen JL, Viersen VA, Kooij FO, Goslings JC, Hollmann MW. Recent literature shows increased survival for patients with traumatic cardiac arrest. An early and aggressive approach to underlying causes and good integrated trauma … Continue reading

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Recommended: Online lecture ‘Science of CPR’

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The AED: carrier of vital information

Over the last years, Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) are increasingly used in the case of an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). In the Netherlands, an AED is placed before arrival of an ambulance in 60% of the OHCA’s. This means that … Continue reading

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Recommended: Video of CPR by Dutch police (with happy end)

A woman of 79 collapses and goes into cardiac arrest in the presence of Dutch police officers. They start CPR and the woman survives. Heartwarming to see them meet later when she recovered, having coffee together.

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Recommended: ‪National Framework (UK) ‘Resuscitation to Recovery’

This document aims to integrate current management recommendations and to describe the whole clinical pathway for patients with OHCA; A National Framework to improve care of people with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in England.

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Recommended: Online lecture ‘Capnography in Cardiac Arrest’

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Why you should always debrief your resuscitations

Everyone who is active in resuscitation teams will admit: treating a patient in cardiac arrest is a challenge and often things will not go as you would like them to. This can lead to negative feelings when the resuscitation attempt … Continue reading

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