Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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To evaluate the ability of a disposable, colorimetric end-tidal CO2 detector to verify proper endotracheal (ET) tube placement in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and to correlate semiquantitative CO2 measurements with the rate of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). ⋯ A disposable, colorimetric end-tidal CO2 detector appears reliable in verifying proper ET tube placement in victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The degree of color change correlates with the probability of ROSC.
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To describe one urban trauma transport system to clarify the impact of transport by nonmedical personnel on patient outcome. ⋯ NP transport of assaulted patients is generally associated with equivalent outcomes in comparison with FM transport in this urban environment. However, these data also provide evidence of an on-scene implicit triage with more severely injured patients generally transported by FMs.
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To better understand the perceptions, needs, and responses of family members after an out-of-hospital death. ⋯ In this small sample, survivors of out-of-hospital death were generally satisfied with the care their loved ones had received. None of the survivors believed their loved ones should have been transported to the hospital. They also believed the paramedics had been supportive and met their needs at the time of death. It appears that paramedics may be able to meet the needs of a patient's survivors by terminating out-of-hospital resuscitation efforts on the patient.
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Editorial Comment Case Reports
Witnessed collapse and bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation: what is really going on?
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Editorial Comment
Quo vadis: "scoop and run," "stay and treat," or "treat and street"?