When patients are comatose after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, should they be rushed into coronary angiography if…
Whether an individual survives a cardiac arrest may depend, at least in part, on which emergency medical…
The ACEP Clinical Policies Committee regularly reviews guidelines published by other organizations and professional societies. Periodically, new…
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a powerful diagnostic tool in the emergency department. To identify reversible causes of…
In previous decades, the therapies for congestive heart failure (CHF) were limited both with respect to options…
Regionalization of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA) care is a topic that is continuously evolving. Recently, there has…
(Reuters Health) – A drone network could be deployed to speed defibrillators to bystanders trying to help…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Use of mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation devices (mCPR) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest was…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Survival rates after pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrests are lower at night and…
CASE: A 63-year-old man has an unwitnessed cardiac arrest. EMS arrives to find him in ventricular fibrillation….