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Prehospital Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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2022 Aug;48(4):3357-3372. Epub 2022 Mar 25. 2022 May 5. In recent years, emergency response systems have made significant efforts to study, standardize, and improve the management of prehospital TCA in the field with the hopes of improving its survivability. Article : Vianen NJ et al. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 1.21; p=0.006).

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REBEL Cast Ep113: Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation

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2022 Nov 6 PMID: 36342151 Clinical Question: How does double defibrillation and vector change defibrillation compare to standard therapy in OHCA patients with refractory ventricular fibrillation? At REBEL EM, we’ve done an extensive write up that details some of the different types of DED and the electrophysiology behind it. N Engl J Med.