Blood gas analysis to aid decisions in non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Deprivation links to bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation rates

This review has highlighted that, as levels of deprivation increase, rates of BCPR decrease, as does the availability of AEDs; yet the incidence of OHCA rises. However, this review only included...

Perceptions of establishing advanced life support for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

The aim of this study was to explore paramedics' experiences of establishing ALS in OHCA. It seeks to lift the ALS algorithm from the page and explore, without fear of judgement, paramedics' heuristic...

Can the Clinical Frailty Scale predict futility in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?

The primary aims of this rapid review of the literature are to determine: whether the CFS could be used in the prognostication of cardiac arrest; and, secondarily, whether the tool could be adapted...

A comparison of biphasic manual and semi-automatic external defibrillation

This systematic review aims to conclude whether MD or SAED (control or intervention) is the superior strategy for paramedics in TTFD outcomes. The review identified quantitative comparison...

Let them See: Effects of Witnessing Resuscitation on Patients’ Loved Ones

Using the EBSCOhost service, a search was conducted using the MEDLINE, CINAHL, the Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection and the APA PsycInfo databases. A further search was conducted on...

Prognostic value of lactate in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a prospective cohort study

A single-centre, prospective cohort study was conducted by North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust between 17 February 2020 and 31 March 2021..

Air ambulance outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest seen in the pandemic

Thames Valley Air Ambulance (TVAA) provides prehospital enhanced and critical care to patients in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire between 07:00 and 02:00, 365 days a year....

Virtual reality training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in schools

Teaching CPR to children in school in various ways can be effective (Plant and Taylor, 2015), and mandatory CPR training for schoolchildren may provide an opportunity to improve the bystander CPR...

Targeted temperature management: beneficial or not?

TTM is not a novel phenomenon, with concepts of hypothermia as a therapeutic measure having been applied historically (Marion et al, 1996). In ancient Greece, the physician Hippocrates favoured...

Safe transfer of simulation-based intubation skills to patients in cardiac arrest

This quasi-experimental study was performed at the pre-hospital unit in the North Denmark Region from February 2010 to December 2012, over a total of 35 months, including the 1-month training period..

Ultrasound: A potential new approach for cardiac arrest management

Eight studies were evaluated to review the use of pre-hospital ultrasound. The OHCA studies reviewed evaluate the use of US both in and out-of-hospital. The evidence was reviewed using the Critical...