Tapping on Pulseless Electrical Activity: An Opportunity for Improving Resuscitation Outcomes?

Application of ultrasound in pulseless electrical activity (PEA) cardiac arrest

Establishing An Asphyxial Pulseless Electrical Activity Arrest Model In Rabbits

Objective:Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA) is an increasingly frequent cardiac rhythm in the arrested patient. We determined to establish an intact animal model of asphyxial PEA of variable duration that may be utilized for evaluation of agents of potential benefit in this scenario. Method:Instrumented adult New Zealand White rabbits underwent induction of hypoxic PEA via tracheal cross-clam...

Handheld Doppler to improve pulse checks during resuscitation of putative pulseless electrical activity arrest.

1042 April 2014 T difficulty in determining pulselessness via manual palpation in simulated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has been well documented in the literature. Previous studies have suggested that trained medical personnel demonstrate a specificity of only 55% for the manual diagnoses of pulselessness.1 Other research has confirmed the poor diagnostic accuracy of manual pulse checks...

Atropine, halothane, and pulseless electrical activity.

C ardiovascular depression from halothane overdose is a well-described cause of cardiac arrest in children undergoing anesthesia. In Salem et al’s (1) report of cardiac arrests in infants and children, seven of 73 were related to overdose of halothane. In Keenan and Boyan’s (2) landmark article on cardiac arrest due to anesthesia, five of six pediatric arrests were due to halothane excess, with...

Continuous mechanical chest compression during in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation of patients with pulseless electrical activity.

UNLABELLED Survival after in-hospital pulseless electrical activity (PEA) cardiac arrest is poor and has not changed during the last 10 years. Effective chest compressions may improve survival after PEA. We investigated whether a mechanical device (LUCAS™-CPR) can ensure chest compressions during cardiac arrest according to guidelines and without interruption during transport, diagnostic proced...