Cardiac Arrest

Can the Dead Come Back to Life?

This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Image Credit: Wikimedia Author: Bill Christian, MS-III Ross University School of Medicine AAEM/RSA Social Media Committee A 27-year-old male is brought into the emergency department (ED) in asystole after collapsing while allegedly using intravenous drugs. At the scene, emergency medical services (EMS) gave him naloxone, after which […]
Electrical Storm: Don’t Just “Push Another Milligram of Epi”

Bigstock This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Author: Khalid M Miri, OMSIVWestern University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific “Are you ready to call it?” “Not yet, let’s push one more of epi.” Sound familiar? Despite doing proper CPR, defibrillating, and pushing all the ACLS meds, you know deep […]
Use of Mechanical CPR Devices has Increased 1,511% – What You Need to Know

Image – Bigstock Author: Jake Toy, OMS IIWestern University of Health SciencesCollege of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona, CAAAEM/RSA Publications Committee Member This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Introduction There are an estimated 424,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) among Americans annually.[1] Survival rates for OHCA are low, ranging from 10.6% […]

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