Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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To determine whether selective aortic arch perfusion (SAAP) using serial infusions of oxygenated perflubron emulsion combined with aortic epinephrine (AoE) administration is more effective than conventional therapy in treating cardiac arrest. ⋯ The combination of AoE with SAAP infusions of oxygenated perflubron emulsion was more effective than conventional resuscitation therapy. Pulsed diastolic SAAP is a promising method for performing SAAP.
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To evaluate trauma transfer practices in rural Oregon before and after implementation of a statewide trauma system. ⋯ Implementation of the Oregon statewide trauma system was associated with a redistribution of rural trauma patients to trauma hospitals with greater therapeutic resources.