Paramedic Practitioner, South East Coast Ambulance Service, NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Evidence suggests that high amounts of oxygen administered to patients with COPD can lead to hypercapnia (high levels of arterial carbon dioxide), potentially resulting in respiratory acidosis (Perrin...
It is important to understand how the body is affected at the time of cardiac arrest and during the reperfusion that occurs following successful resuscitation. While achieving a ROSC in OHCA is not a...