Saudi Med J
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of automated external defibrillator (AED) training have become widespread in Saudi Arabia and the need permeated in all sectors of healthcare profession. Healthcare providers are required to renew their certification every 2 years for an optimal practice, and it has become a requisite for healthcare providers in Saudi Commission for Health Specialties and medical and nursing students prior to internship. The disparity between the goal of AED training and the use is no more overstatement. We attempt to collate, review and appraise articles related to training, cost-effectiveness, innovation, and policy, and to extrapolate a meaningful agenda of the current training provision in the region, and to possibly attract policy makers to reflect on a strategy on AED use and implementation for Saudi Arabia bringing it closer to a healthcare practitioner and a layperson to achieve the goal of decreasing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
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To study the clinical aspects and frequency of scorpion stings in Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia. ⋯ The high prevalence of scorpion stings largely with mild signs/symptoms and without any mortality suggests the predominance of weak venomous scorpion species in the Riyadh region. Therefore, the protocol of managing scorpion-sting patients with anti-venom irrespective of the intensity of manifestations warrants a detailed review.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Adding a conduit to GlideScope blade facilitates tracheal intubation. Prospective randomized study.
To determine the effect of modifying the GlideScope (GVL) blade on the intubation time. ⋯ The addition of a conduit to the GVL blade made the passage of the ETT easier and TTI shorter without increasing adverse events or intubation failure.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of proseal laryngeal mask and endotracheal tube for airway safety in pediatric strabismus surgery.
To compare proseal laryngeal mask airway (PLMA) with an endotracheal tube (ET) for airway safety, maintained ease of insertion, and hemodynamic stability in pediatric strabismus surgery (PSS). ⋯ This study revealed that PLMA may offer an alternative airway to ET wherein positive pressure ventilation was the preferred choice for children undergoing PSS.