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ILCOR Scientific Evidence Evaluation and Review System Questions Open for Public Comment Closing Date – February 28, 2015 Question page HERE Among adults who are in cardiac arrest outside of a hospital (P), does provision of chest…

Alicante, 24 February 2015 - Researchers at the University of Alicante Nursing Department have carried out a project to achieve successful endotracheal intubation in a moving ambulance. With the collaboration of ASV Transporte Sanitario…

MEDEST118 by dr. Mario Rugna - A debate is ongoing among #FOAMED social media about increasing first passage rate in tracheal intubation and some difficulties when using VL. At the beginning of my experience with VL I experienced some…

Why, Who and How you could perform RSI during pre-hospital emergencies? The New South Wales Ambulance Service, with the Greater Sydney Area HEMS crew had published a rapid guideline, written by Dr Peter Sherren, Senior registrar…

FROM MARIO RUGNA, MEDEST118 -  Injury is a major cause of premature death and disability worldwide. Most existing injury control strategies focus on primary prevention – that is, avoiding the occurrence of injuries or minimizing their…

KwaZulu Natal Emergency Medical Services (KZN EMS) is one of the three core functions within the Department of Health, which aims to provide a quality, efficient, professional and caring emergency medical and rescue service throughout the…

Article by Murthy T. and Hooda B. from the Indian Journal of Anaesthesia The guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) have been in place for decades; but despite their international scope and periodic updates, there has been…

Every second counts in an emergency. Especially when the patient needs respiratory support, a quick reaction can save lives.  A completely new look at state-of-the-art ventilation comes with MEDUMAT Standard², the advanced development of…

Emergent cricothyroidotomy (also known as cricothyrotomy, minitracheostomy, and high tracheostomy) became widely acknowledged and accepted in 1976.

RSI  is the gold standard when we talk about intubation of a spontaneously breathing patient. On Slideshare we publish the randomized controlled trial from The Annals of Surgery  about the original study from Australia. Authors are:…