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Mechanical CPR: Past, Current, and Future

Mechanical CPR: Past, Current, and Future

by Justin Godbout, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman | Mar 14, 2019 | cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Pre-Hospital, Resuscitation

Mechanical CPR is a technology whereby a machine performs chest compressions in place of a human provider. These devices are becoming increasingly prevalent in the prehospital and in-hospital arenas, and it is inevitable that healthcare providers will interact with...
Prehospital Plasma during Air Medical Transport in Trauma Patients at Risk for Hemorrhagic Shock

Prehospital Plasma during Air Medical Transport in Trauma Patients at Risk for Hemorrhagic Shock

by Hans Rosenberg | Feb 25, 2019 | Full Article, Journal Club, Pre-Hospital, Trauma

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5 /5 Sperry JL, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jul 26;379(4):315-326.  Question and Methods: Determine the efficacy of prehospital plasma compared with standard-care resuscitation in injured patients at risk...
EMS Bootcamp – An introduction to pre-hospital medicine

EMS Bootcamp – An introduction to pre-hospital medicine

by Richard Hoang | Nov 22, 2018 | Mass Casualty / Disaster, Medical Education, Pre-Hospital

As dedicated in-hospital emergency providers, few of us truly understand or get to experience the difficulties and unique challenges facing our pre-hospital colleagues. Beyond the EMS handover and transfer of patient care, we seldom interact with this large and...
Pre-Hospital Updates 2018

Pre-Hospital Updates 2018

by Ayesha Zia, Richard Hoang | Jun 28, 2018 | Grand Round Summaries, Pre-Hospital

In this post, we will review several recent updates related to pre-hospital medicine. Specifically, we will: Review the role of tranexamic acid (TXA) in pre-hospital trauma Discuss the use of ketamine in Excited Delirium Examine the new Ottawa ROSC bypass protocol and...

Fibrinolysis or Primary PCI in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

by emottawa | Aug 26, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5  Usefulness Score: 2.5/5   Armstrong PW, et al. STREAM Investigative Team. N Engl J Med. 2013 Apr 11;368(15):1379-87  Abstract Link   This open-label, prospective, randomized, parallel, comparative, international...
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