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Literature Review: Compression-Only CPR by OOHCA Bystanders

The relationship between layperson bystander CPR and survival to hospital discharge was evaluated

Article • December 1st, 2010

Literature Review: Transnasal Cooling in Cardiac Arrest

Transnasal evaporative cooling has sufficient heat transfer capacity for effective intra-arrest cooling

Article • December 1st, 2010

Literature Review: Apparent Inebriates Needing EMS Care

Some of our most challenging patients are those with alcohol intoxication

Article • October 1st, 2010

Automatic External Defibrillator Deployment in Higher Education

The University of Louisville Department of Environmental Health and Safety recently conducted an online survey to determine the distribution of AEDs in other North American colleges and universities.

Article • September 24th, 2010

Literature Review: Simulated Codes and Pediatric CPA Survival

Pediatric cardiopulmonary arrests are uncommon, and correct treatment is critically important--the classic high-risk, low-frequency event

Article • September 1st, 2010

Research Study Identifies Interoception in Elderly Heart Failure Patients

A recent study has found that a loss of touch--and the ability to identify pain or feeling, such as what would be associated with symptom recognition--can occur as one gets older.

Article • August 26th, 2010

The DIEMS Project

International EMS information is being compiled in a central database. What might we do with it?

Article • August 19th, 2010

Crime Scene Investigation: Evidence Suggests Improvements Needed

EMS agencies must be ready to implement new, lifesaving science the moment it is available.

Article • August 12th, 2010

The Spitting Image of a Heart Attack

How saliva testing could help EMS speed the diagnostic process

Article • July 1st, 2010

Collar Me Bad

Study prompts worries that cervical devices may harm some patients

Article • July 1st, 2010

Literature Review: AHA Guidelines and Cardiac Arrest Survival

This study could be used as a template for EMS systems looking to improve their cardiac arrest care

Article • June 1st, 2010

PRIMED for Failure?

How EMS should respond to the findings of the ROC PRIMED study and randomized resuscitation trials

Article • May 3rd, 2010

Literature Review: Remote Ischemic Conditioning

Can remote ischemic conditioning improve clinical outcomes?

Article • May 3rd, 2010

Terminate Terminology Terror in EMS Research

Scientific publications are scattered with terms foreign to most native speakers of the English language. For those of you terrorized by terminology, here's a guide to the "s" word: statistics.

Article • April 30th, 2010

Literature Review: Care Transfer Shock Delays

Are care transfer delays associated with decreased survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?

Article • March 1st, 2010

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