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

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Inclusion/Exclusion criteria and definitions were very specific. Subgroup analysis on EMS system type and favorable neurologic status were less powered and had much wider CI ranges, making the data much less definitive. Outcomes with advanced versus basic life support in blunt trauma. Resuscitation. 2016;98:79–84.

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REBEL Cast Ep113: Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation

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It’s difficult to definitively say which of the two is statistically better, however there is a trend pointing toward DED. The fragility index of these findings found to be 1 for VC and 9 for DED Obtaining a second defibrillator in the emergency department or intensive care unit can be very easy to do.