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References

by | Sep 3, 2024

1 Brouwers M, Kho ME, Browman GP, Burgers JS, Cluzeau F, Feder G, Fervers B, Graham ID, Grimshaw J, Hanna S, Littlejohns P, Makarski J, Zitzelsberger L for the AGREE Next Steps Consortium. AGREE II: Advancing guideline development, reporting and evaluation in...

Paediatric Considerations

by | Sep 3, 2024

The low volume of paediatric traumatic out of hospital cardiac arrests (relative to adults) creates a challenging environment for maintaining skills and institutional preparedness. Traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) in children is associated with a low probability of...

Debriefing

by | Sep 3, 2024

The circumstances surrounding the traumatic event as well as the physical appearance of the patient may be distressing to all those involved in their care. Appropriate access to debriefing will allow for information sharing and event processing. An immediate...

Endpoint to Resuscitation

by | Sep 3, 2024

Restoration of circulating volume sufficient to sustain spontaneous circulation may take several minutes depending on the equipment and access. Termination of resuscitation efforts should be considered if there is: No ROSC for 10 minutes after reversible causes have...

Return of Spontaneous Circulation ROSC

by | Sep 3, 2024

In the immediate post resuscitation phase, pending transfer to the operating theatre / an appropriate high care area / hospital, the patient should be treated following the principles of the ABCDE approach. Airway: Place an advanced airway if not already insitu....