Archive for October2015

ALS Versus BLS
October 26, 2015 | ems-topics | medicscribe | 3 Comments
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BLS outperforms ALS in terms of patient mortality outcomes. This from a study, Outcomes of Basic Versus Advanced Life Support for Out-of-Hospital Medical Emergencies, published in the October Annals of Internal Medicine authored by Prachi Sanghavi (and team) of Harvard University. The study includes cardiac arrest, trauma, stroke and MI care. The authors looked at […]

2015 AHA CPR and ECC Guidelines are Here!
October 16, 2015 | ems-topics | medicscribe | No Comments

The long wait is over. The AHA 2015 CPR and ECC guidelines are finally here. For the first time in many cycles, there are few changes. No, you will not have to relearn CPR, and your drug kits will not see an overhaul. The guidelines finally offer a lukewarm acceptance (“it may be reasonable”) to […]