Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Comparative Study
Association of drug therapy with survival in cardiac arrest: limited role of advanced cardiac life support drugs.
To generate hypotheses regarding the association of standard Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) drugs with human cardiac arrest survival. ⋯ Initiating cause of arrest, time to ACLS, and duration of ACLS were important correlates of survival. Other than procainaimide, standard ACLS drugs had relatively little association with survival, but timing of administration may be an important factor. Further research using definitive large randomized controlled trials is warranted to assess the role of drug therapy in improving cardiac arrest survival.
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To review all bicycle crash-related injuries reported to the Oregon Injury Registry for 1989 to compare patterns of injury and other features in adults vs children and adolescents. ⋯ Although children account for 60% of the serious bicycle injuries in Oregon, adults account for 67% of the deaths. Helmet use is rare, brain injuries are frequent, and alcohol use appears to be a contributing factor in cycling deaths among adults. Public education efforts should be directed to both adult and pediatric populations, emphasizing safe cycling practices and helmet use.
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Editorial Comment
Point-of-care blood testing and cost-effective emergency medicine.