J Emerg Med
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Review Case Reports
Acute Respiratory Failure during Routine Blood Transfusion: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Transfusion medicine is a common practice in the emergency department (ED) and other outpatient settings, and may be complicated by a low rate of potentially fatal transfusion-related reactions. ⋯ TRALI is a clinical diagnosis with presentation similar to that of ARDS. Prompt differentiation from other transfusion reactions and initiation of appropriate treatment is crucial in minimizing the morbidity and mortality associated with this syndrome.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
"Push as Hard as You Can" Instruction for Telephone Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Randomized Simulation Study.
The medical priority dispatch system (MPDS®) assists lay rescuers in protocol-driven telephone-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). ⋯ There is no difference in compression depth, quality of CPR, or physical strain on lay rescuers using the initial instruction "push as hard as you can" vs. the standard MPDS(®) instruction "push down firmly 5 cm."