Resuscitation
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To review the use of Open Chest Cardiac Compression (OCCC) techniques in postcardiac surgical patients in one specialist cardiothoracic centre in the UK. ⋯ In the absence of current European Resuscitation Council guidelines, we adopted recommendations for resternotomy to be performed after 5 min of unsuccessful conventional CPR and OCCC initiated. An adapted ERC algorithm incorporating these recommendations can provide much needed direction in postcardiac surgery cardiac arrest victims.
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Biography Historical Article
James Blundell: the first transfusion of human blood.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Dashing with scooters to in-hospital emergencies: a randomised cross-over experiment.
Physical exhaustion is a frequent condition in emergency medical teams after in-house emergency runs, which might affect the quality of advanced care. Newly available light-weight scooters may reduce exertion as measured by the cardiovascular response in these circumstances and, therefore, may reduce physical exhaustion on arrival. ⋯ Using scooters for simulated in-house emergency alarm runs markedly reduces the cardiovascular response of emergency medical teams.