by Erica Hoe | Aug 10, 2026 | cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Featured, Journal Club, Ultrasound
Gaspari et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 Oct;86(4):328-336. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.04.014. Question: To identify the prevalence of non-shockable ECG rhythm but ventricular fibrillation (VF) by Echo in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). To determine the...
by Megan Brenkel | Jul 24, 2025 | cardiac arrest, Cardiology, Critical Care, Grand Round Summaries
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is sudden, silent, and devastating, claiming 9 out of 10 lives before they ever reach a hospital. In Canada, approximately 60,000 OHCAs occur annually — that’s one every nine minutes — and fewer than 1 in 10 people survive1....