Resuscitation
-
Biography Historical Article
Resuscitation great: Benjamin Howard and the direct method of artificial respiration.
-
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Characteristics of volunteers responding to emergencies in the Public Access Defibrillation Trial.
To evaluate the characteristics of volunteers responding to emergencies in the North American Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) Trial. ⋯ Volunteers with previous emergency training and positions of responsibility in their facility had a greater likelihood of participation in medical emergencies in the PAD Trial.
-
Case Reports
Amniotic fluid embolism after surgical trauma: two case reports and review of the literature.
Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a relatively rare condition usually occurring during or shortly after pregnancy and is catastrophic in most cases. The classical description is a sudden onset of dyspnoea, cyanosis and hypotension out of proportion to the blood loss, followed quickly by cardiorespiratory arrest. ⋯ We report on two cases of severe and near fatal amniotic fluid embolism during pregnancy. Surgical trauma, caused by a blow in the stomach and a surgical intervention, was considered to be the aetiology.
-
As part of a health system improvement project, the Republic of Croatia has been conducting a pilot project aimed at rationalizing care delivery across the primary care, hospital and secondary care systems. One component was the development of an emergency department at Dr T Bardek Hospital in Koprivnica and training of its staff. This paper describes how a training programme was conducted, using an established emergency department in Australia as the training host, and the outcome of the project. This type of training programme could form a model for specialist Emergency Medicine training in the future.
-
Case Reports
Terlipressin as an adjunct vasopressor in refractory hypotension after tricyclic antidepressant intoxication.
To report the management of cardiovascular failure refractory to standard catecholamine therapy with terlipressin in a patient with tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) intoxication. ⋯ Successful management of cardiovascular failure with terlipressin after TCA intoxication refractory to catecholamines suggests a potential role for terlipressin as an adjunct vasopressor in severely hypotensive patients.