Month: September 2024

Resuscitation recently published an article that assessed the association between intramuscular (IM) epinephrine and survival outcomes, including survival to hospital discharge, survival to hospital admission, and functional survival. Although there is ongoing debate regarding the role of epinephrine in cardiac arrest, this study demonstrated that IM epinephrine improved survival. Link to article

The accuracy of EKG diagnosis following cardiac arrest and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), particularly when determining the need to activate the Cath lab during the middle of the night, can be highly challenging. Baldi et al. published this study regarding “Association of Timing of Electrocardiogram Acquisition After Return of Spontaneous Circulation With Coronary Angiography […]