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Editorial
Better ViEWS ahead? It is high time to improve patient safety by standardizing Early Warning Scores Christian Peter Subbe pages 923-924 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (87 KB)
Review article
Delayed versus immediate defibrillation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials, 19 May 2010 Paul M. Simpson, Mark S. Goodger, Jason C. Bendall pages 925-931 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (525 KB) | Add-Ons
Clinical papers
ViEWS—Towards a national early warning score for detecting adult inpatient deterioration David R. Prytherch, Gary B. Smith, Paul E. Schmidt, Peter I. Featherstone pages 932-937 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (517 KB) | Add-Ons
Incidence of re-arrest and critical events during prolonged transport of post-cardiac arrest patients, 20 May 2010 A. Hartke, B.E. Mumma, J.C. Rittenberger, C.W. Callaway, F.X. Guyette pages 938-942 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (228 KB) | Add-Ons
Safety and feasibility of nasopharyngeal evaporative cooling in the emergency department setting in survivors of cardiac arrest, 03 June 2010 H.-J. Busch, F. Eichwede, M. Födisch, F.S. Taccone, G. Wöbker, T. Schwab, H.-B. Hopf, P. Tonner, S. Hachimi-Idrissi, P. Martens, H. Fritz, Ch. Bode, J.-L. Vincent, B. Inderbitzen, D. Barbut, F. Sterz, A. Janata pages 943-949 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (448 KB) | Add-Ons
Circadian variation of human ventricular fibrillation dominant frequency, 26 April 2010 Philip Langley, Guy A. MacGowan, Alan Murray pages 950-955 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1337 KB) | Add-Ons
Incidence and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with shock-resistant ventricular fibrillation: Data from a large population-based cohort, 31 May 2010 Tomohiko Sakai, Taku Iwami, Osamu Tasaki, Takashi Kawamura, Yasuyuki Hayashi, Hiroshi Rinka, Yasuo Ohishi, Tomoyoshi Mohri, Masafumi Kishimoto, Tatsuya Nishiuchi, Kentaro Kajino, Hisatake Matsumoto, Toshifumi Uejima, Masahiko Nitta, Chizuka Shiokawa, Hisashi Ikeuchi, Atsushi Hiraide, Hisashi Sugimoto, Yasuyuki Kuwagata pages 956-961 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (469 KB) | Add-Ons
Survival and health care costs until hospital discharge of patients treated with onsite, dispatched or without automated external defibrillator, 04 June 2010 Jocelyn Berdowski, Mathijs J. Kuiper, Marcel G.W. Dijkgraaf, Jan G.P. Tijssen, Rudolph W. Koster pages 962-967 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (135 KB) | Add-Ons
Assessment of outcomes and differences between in- and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients treated with cardiopulmonary resuscitation using extracorporeal life support, 03 June 2010 Eisuke Kagawa, Ichiro Inoue, Takuji Kawagoe, Masaharu Ishihara, Yuji Shimatani, Satoshi Kurisu, Yasuharu Nakama, Kazuoki Dai, Otani Takayuki, Hiroki Ikenaga, Yoshimasa Morimoto, Kentaro Ejiri, Nozomu Oda pages 968-973 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (370 KB) | Add-Ons
Epidemiology and outcomes from non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Korea: A nationwide observational study, 04 June 2010 Ki Ok Ahn, Sang Do Shin, Gil Joon Suh, Won Chul Cha, Kyoung Jun Song, Soo Jin Kim, Eui Jung Lee, Marcus Eng Hock Ong pages 974-981 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (250 KB) | Add-Ons
Experiences of sudden cardiac arrest survivors regarding prognostication and advance care planning, 04 May 2010 Bonnie Lau, James N. Kirkpatrick, Raina M. Merchant, Sarah M. Perman, Benjamin S. Abella, David F. Gaieski, Lance B. Becker, Chris Chiames, Angelique M. Reitsma pages 982-986 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (126 KB) | Add-Ons
Oxygen transport characterization of a human model of progressive hemorrhage, 26 April 2010 Kevin R. Ward, Mohamad H. Tiba, Kathy L. Ryan, Ivo P. Torres Filho, Caroline A. Rickards, Tarryn Witten, Babs R. Soller, David A. Ludwig, Victor A. Convertino pages 987-993 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (541 KB) | Add-Ons
Comparison of two intraosseous access devices in adult patients under resuscitation in the emergency department: A prospective, randomized study, 03 May 2010 Bernd A. Leidel, Chlodwig Kirchhoff, Volker Braunstein, Viktoria Bogner, Peter Biberthaler, Karl-Georg Kanz pages 994-999 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (421 KB) | Add-Ons
A randomised, simulated study assessing auscultation of heart rate at birth, 19 May 2010 Kevin G.J.A. Voogdt, Allison C. Morrison, Fiona E. Wood, Ruurd M. van Elburg, Jonathan P. Wyllie pages 1000-1003 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (291 KB) | Add-Ons
Simulation and education
Comparison of instructor-led automated external defibrillation training and three alternative DVD-based training methods, 20 May 2010 Wiebe de Vries, Nigel M. Turner, Koenraad G. Monsieurs, Joost J.L.M. Bierens, Rudolph W. Koster pages 1004-1009 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (408 KB) | Add-Ons
Influence of an impedance threshold valve on ventilation with supraglottic airway devices during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a manikin, 17 May 2010 H.V. Genzwuerker, C. Gernoth, J. Hinkelbein, W. Schmidbauer, T. Kerner pages 1010-1013 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (234 KB) | Add-Ons
Effect of cardiopulmonary resuscitation on intubation using a Macintosh laryngoscope, the AirWay Scope, and the gum elastic bougie: A manikin study, 02 June 2010 K. Maruyama, S. Tsukamoto, S. Ohno, K. Kobayashi, H. Nakagawa, A. Kitamura, M. Hayashida pages 1014-1018 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (315 KB) | Add-Ons
Comparison of two instructional modalities for nursing student CPR skill acquisition, 03 June 2010 Suzan E. Kardong-Edgren, Marilyn H. Oermann, Tamara Odom-Maryon, Yeongmi Ha pages 1019-1024 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (206 KB) | Add-Ons
Experimental papers
Feasibility of intra-arrest hypothermia induction: A novel nasopharyngeal approach achieves preferential brain cooling, 11 June 2010 Manuel Boller, Joshua W. Lampe, Joseph M. Katz, Denise Barbut, Lance B. Becker pages 1025-1030 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (321 KB) | Add-Ons
Comparison of the efficacy of nifekalant and amiodarone in a porcine model of cardiac arrest, 04 June 2010 Xian-Fei Ji, Chun-Sheng Li, Shuo Wang, Lin Yang, Lu-Hong Cong pages 1031-1036 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (438 KB) | Add-Ons
Case report
Intravenous fat emulsion to reverse haemodynamic instability from intentional amitriptyline overdose, 02 June 2010 Paul T. Engels, Jonathan S. Davidow pages 1037-1039 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (202 KB) | Add-Ons
Letters to the Editor
Rapid sequence airway versus rapid sequence intubation, 19 May 2010 Viroj Wiwanitkit page 1040 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (80 KB)
Reply to Letter: Rapid sequence airway vs rapid sequence intubation, 20 May 2010 Andrew Southard, Darren Braude, Cameron Crandall page 1040 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (79 KB)
In-flight cooling after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, 19 May 2010 R.M. Lyon, G.M. Cowan, K.M. Janossy, J.R. Adams, A.R. Corfield, S. Hearns pages 1041-1042 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (88 KB)
Cooling of six centigrades in an hour during avalanche burial, 19 May 2010 Gabriel Putzer, Stefan Schmid, Patrick Braun, Hermann Brugger, Peter Paal pages 1043-1044 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (88 KB)
Laryngeal mask airway training on the Advanced Life Support (ALS) Course—Is it enough?, 03 June 2010 Laurence James Hulatt page 1045 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (130 KB)
Unstable wide complex tachycardia during propafenone therapy, 20 May 2010 Chin-Feng Tsai, Sung-Kien Sia, Ming-Cheng Lin, Der-Jinn Wu, Kwo-Chang Ueng pages 1046-1047 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (785 KB)
Hypercalcaemia and a Brugada-like ECG: An independent risk factor for fatal arrhythmias, 03 June 2010 Mehmood Zeb, Daniel B. McKenzie, Bushra Naheed, Tasso Gazis, John M. Morgan, Andrew D. Staniforth pages 1048-1050 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (421 KB)
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy related to carbamate and pyrethroid intoxication, 03 June 2010 Chi-Cheng Lin, Shih-Yuan Lai, Sung-Yuan Hu, Yu-Tse Tsan, Wei-Hsiung Hu pages 1051-1052 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (87 KB)
Are paediatric residents able to deliver basic CPR procedures? Ventilation and chest compression rate, 03 June 2010 Natalia García-Sánchez, Silvia Rodríguez-Blanco, Ignacio Oulego-Erroz, María Mercedes Busto-Cuiñas, Antonio Rodríguez-Núñez pages 1053-1054 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (86 KB)
Simulation training for cardiac arrest in children: Is there an interest for general emergency medical system?, 04 June 2010 Nathalie Sybille Goddet, François Dolveck, Thomas Loeb, Noella Lode, Jean-Louis Chabernaud, Michel Baer, Patrick Lagron, Laurent Stenger, Dominique Fletcher, Alexis Descatha pages 1055-1056 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (88 KB)
Hospital doctors’ knowledge of adrenaline (epinephrine) administration in anaphylaxis in adults is deficient, 03 June 2010 Jan Droste, Nithin Narayan pages 1057-1058 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (86 KB)
Book reviews
19 May 2010 Crewdson Kate page 1059 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (80 KB)
03 June 2010 James Walters page 1060 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (73 KB)
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