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Stroke: AHA/ASA Scientific Statement
Definition and Evaluation of Transient Ischemic Attack: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council; Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention; Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; and the Interdisciplinary Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease.
Stroke: Imaging Acute Ischemic
Recommendations for Imaging of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association, including: Imaging the Cerebral Parenchyma, Exclusion of Hemorrhage, Detection of Cerebral Ischemia and Exclusion of Mimics.
Stroke: AHA/ASA Presidential Advisory
Translating Evidence Into Practice: A Decade of Efforts by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association to Reduce Death and Disability Due to Stroke.
Top Ten Things To Know Cardiac Arrest in the Emergency Department
NRCPR Investigators found that: 1. There is limited comparative data for cardiac arrest in the emergency department (ED) versus other inpatient areas. 2. Cardiac arrest patients in the emergency department have better survival compared to patients arresting in other hospital locations. 3. This is a call to action for improved resuscitation efforts in hospitalized patients.
CO2 and CPR
Nearly three m illion intubations are performed outside the operating room in the United States each year. A review of literature reveals that approximately 1% to 24% of intubation attempts may result in esphageal intubations, which carry a significant risk of morbidity and mortality.
Commitment to Respond to COMMIT/CCS-2 Trial Results
As the largest clinical trial ever undertaken in China and the second largest trial ever conducted in this patient population in the world, the preliminary results have raised questions about the use of beta blockers (IV then oral dosing) in the early stages of MI, especially in Killip Class II and III heart failure patients.
Hands-Only (Compression-Only) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
A Call to Action for Bystander Response to Adults Who Experience Out-of-Hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest.A Science Advisory for the Public From the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee.
Hyperventilation-Induced Hypotension During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
A clinical observational study revealed that rescuers consistently hyperventilated patients during out-of hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The objective of this study was to quantify the degree of excessive ventilation in humans and determine if comparable excessive ventilation rates during CPR in animals significantly decrease coronary perfusion pressure and survival.
Increasing Amiodarone Use in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
To examine practice patterns of amiodarone during in-hospital cardiac arrest, National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (NRCPR) investigators studied the changing pattern of use over time following the inclusion of amiodarone for treatment of ventricular fibrillation / pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VF/pVT) in the American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiac Care in 2000.
MET Event Data Collection Form
Created by the American Heart Association, this form is used as an information-gathering tool to document pertinent MET details, including: Admission/Discharge Data, Pre-Event Details, Vital Signs, Event Details, MET Activation Triggers, Drug Interventions, Non-Drug Interventions, MET Outcome, Review of MET Response, and Comments.
Postresuscitation Support
Postresuscitation care has significant potential to improve early mortality caused by hemodynamic instability and multi-organ failure and later mortality/morbidity resulting from brain injury.
Delayed Time to Defibrillation After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
NRCPR Investigators found that 30.1% of patients with cardiac arrests due to ventricular arrhythmia underwent defibrillation more than 2 minutes after initial recognition of their cardiac arrest. Patients with defibrillation delayed >2 minutes were significantly less likely to survive to hospital discharge; and among survivors, patients with delayed defibrillation were more likely to have major disabilities in neurologic or functional status.
Vasopressin for In-hospital Pediatric Cardiac Arrest
NRCPR Investigators found that 1. There is infrequent use of vasopressin with pediatric cardiac arrest. 2. When vasopressin is used it is usually given in combination with epinephrine 3. Lower return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) is associated with vasopressin use.
When doctors or emergency room staff need to get an accurate picture of how a patient's heart is functioning they call for a 12 lead ECG.
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