Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Estimates of prehospital transport times are an important part of emergency care system research and planning; however, the accuracy of these estimates is unknown. The authors examined the accuracy of three estimation methods against observed transport times in a large cohort of prehospital patient transports. ⋯ Route-based transport time estimates demonstrate moderate accuracy. These methods can be valuable for informing a host of decisions related to the system organization and patient access to emergency medical care; however, they should be employed with sensitivity to their limitations.
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The objective of this study was to investigate the role of peripheral μ, δ1, δ2, and nociceptin opioid receptors agonists in the regulation of cardiac tolerance to the arrhythmogenic effect of ischemia/reperfusion in rats. ⋯ Peripheral delta-2 opioid receptor activation by Delt-II, Delt-Dvar, and Delt-E enhanced cardiac tolerance to the arrhythmogenic effects of ischemia.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Long-term Retention of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Skills After Shortened Chest Compression-only Training and Conventional Training: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
It is unclear how much the length of a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training program can be reduced without ruining its effectiveness. The authors aimed to compare CPR skills 6 months and 1 year after training between shortened chest compression-only CPR training and conventional CPR training. ⋯ UMIN-CTR UMIN000001675.