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AED Use in Children Now Includes Infants

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Cliff Reid

From the new 2010 resuscitation guidelines: For attempted defibrillation of children 1 to 8 years of age with an AED, the rescuer should use a pediatric dose-attenuator system if one is available. If the rescuer provides CPR to a child … Continue reading →

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2000 vs 2005 VF guidelines: RCT

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Cliff Reid

One of the key changes in international resuscitation guidelines between the 2000 and 2005 has been to minimise potentially deleterious hands-off time, so that CPR is interrupted less for pulse checks and DC shocks. These two approaches have been compared … Continue reading →

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Is defibrillation an electric threat for bystanders?

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Cliff Reid

No rescuer or bystander has ever been seriously harmed by receiving an inadvertent shock while in direct or indirect contact with a patient during defibrillation. New evidence suggests that it might even be electrically safe for the rescuer to continue … Continue reading →

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DC shock? I want my blankie!

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Cliff Reid

A blanket made of nonconducting material was used to allow CPR to continue during defibrillation of arrested swine. Coronary perfusion pressure was maintained when the blanket was used but fell when there was a hands-off interruption for defibrillation. Also, the … Continue reading →

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