Resuscitation Rules.

Legal ruling leads to 'light touch' review of resuscitation rules.

Tactical Combat Casualty Care rules applied to civilian traumatic cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Respiratory Resuscitation in Drug Poisoning

We have described the more important re­spiratory complications relating to poison­ing. Particular attention has been directed for the prevention of aspiration of stomach contents, and treatment of acid aspiration syndrome because of its poor progvosis. Re­spiratory complications may occur in 3p.c. of poisonings. In comatose patient possibility of aspiration is great. Respiratory assistance wit...

Cardiocerebral resuscitation: the new cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

This article reviews research that shows that cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as it has been practiced and as it is presently taught and advocated is far from optimal. The International Guidelines 2000 for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care, hereafter referred to as “Guidelines 2000,” were evidence based.2 During their formulation, the greatest weight of evidenc...

Recent advances in cardiopulmonary resuscitation: cardiocerebral resuscitation.

Cardiocerebral resuscitation (CCR) is a new approach for resuscitation of patients with cardiac arrest. It is composed of 3 components: 1) continuous chest compressions for bystander resuscitation; 2) a new emergency medical services (EMS) algorithm; and 3) aggressive post-resuscitation care. The first 2 components of CCR were first instituted in 2003 in Tucson, Arizona; in 2004 in the Rock and...