BACKGROUND Unrecognised endotracheal tube misplacement in emergency intubations has a reported incidence of up to 17%. Current detection methods have many limitations restricting their reliability and availability in these circumstances. There is therefore a clinical need for a device that is small enough to be practical in emergency situations and that can detect oesophageal intubation within ...

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...

To determine the incidence and mortality rate of nosocomial Candida infections (NCI) with respect to associated risk factors in the respiratory intensive care unit (RICU) patients. Data of 163 RICU patients were analyzed for NCI in 2006 retrospectively. Diagnosis of NCI; at least one Candida spp. was isolated in patients with severe sepsis, hospitalized > 1 day intensive care unit (ICU). NCI po...

Objective: The aim of this research was to investigate if the distance travelled in a ‘rescue’ is associated with differences quality CPR provided. Methods: A group 10 lifeguards performed simulated for 2 minutes at rest. Next, they rescues, one 50 meters and other 100 meters. After each rescue, immediately CPR. Results: time invested rescue significantly lower than (P < 0.001). Simulated re...

THE GUIDELINES FOR CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITAtion (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) are probably the most widely implemented and best-known guidelines in medicine. In the setting of cardiac arrest, health care professionals want and need simple, practical, and effective guidelines. As the American Heart Association (AHA) and International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) re...

BACKGROUND Fewer pauses and better chest compression quality are thought to improve overall survival following cardiac arrest. This study aimed to measure the outcomes of adult nontraumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) treated with 5:1 compressions-to-ventilations (Thumper 1007) or continuous chest compressions with ventilation (Thumper 1008 CCV) mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitat...

OBJECTIVES To determine the effectiveness of the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) audio prompts in an automatic external defibrillator in 24 lay subjects, before and after CPR training. METHODS Untrained subjects were asked to perform CPR on a manikin with and without the assistance of audio prompts. All subjects were then trained in CPR, and retested them eight weeks later. RESULTS Untr...