resuscitation

Interrupting chest compressions to place advanced airways during CPR. This is what often happened before 2010 when the American Heart Association's (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) launched the guidelines on which they advised…

Paramedic experience with intubation may be an important factor in skill performance and patient outcomes. Our objective is to examine the association between previous intubation experience and successful intubation.

Have you trained with a mannequin that vomits slime to make a critical patient treatment simulation even more realistic? This is what the Royal Flying Doctors Service realized SALAD.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation-induced consciousness (CPRIC) is a phenomenon that has been described in only a handful of case reports.

The Journal of American Heart Association (JAHA) dedicated a section about "Kids Save Lives", a developing project studied in 2015 by European Resuscitation Council (ERC) in special cooperation with Italian Resuscitation Council (IRC),…

The European Resuscitation Council (ERC) released the new guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on October 15th, 2015. Since then, each National Resuscitation Council (NRC) has been putting many efforts in the implementation of…

Despite the age, strokes are very frequent and can happen to anyone and anywhere: at work, at home, or even during shopping. Recognizing the symptoms is very important, in order to be well prepared if one around us suffers from a stroke.…

Author: David Patterson Adult Basic Life Support Algorithm for Healthcare Providers In the algorithm for adult basic life support, emphasis is placed upon immediate recognition of cardiac arrest and the implementation of efficient…

Compared to the non-pregnant population, cardiac arrhythmias are rare in pregnancy, with an incidence of about 1.2 per 1000 pregnant women. However, they can negatively affect the health of both the mother and child, especially if they lead…

Generally, AED can be used without any risk. But, are we sure that it is safe, no matter the environment? Enrico Baldi, doctor at Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo - Pavia and qualified in Cardiology wrote an article about the…