Tag Archives: ACLS

No benefit from drugs in pre-hospital cardiac arrest

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Cliff Reid

A Norwegian randomised controlled trial over five years compared out-of-hospital nontraumatic cardiac arrest outcomes between ACLS protocols with and without access to intravenous drugs (epinephrine/adrenaline, atropine, amiodarone). Patients randomised to the drug group had a higher rate of hospital admission … Continue reading →

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Fluids for cooling post cardiac arrest

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Cliff Reid

Large volume cold fluid resuscitation after return of spontaneous circulation can contribute to effective cooling but does it impair cardiac or respiratory function? A retrospective review of 52 resuscitated cardiac arrest patients suggests that the infusion of large volumes of … Continue reading →

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