Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Do It Right and Save Lives!
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The Society of Critical Care Medicine's Critical Care Congress features internationally renowned faculty and content sessions highlighting the most up-to-date, evidence-based developments in critical care medicine. This is a presentation from the 2020 Critical Care Congress held February 16-19, 2020, in Orlando, Florida, USA.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the importance of proper early resuscitation, including chest compressions, impedance threshold devices, and head-up positioning
- Review the data concerning therapeutic temperature management, with specific attention to whether a 33° or 36° target should be used
- Explain the incidence of acute coronary syndromes as precipitants of cardiac arrest and the implications of available data on selection of patients for immediate coronary angiography
CPR: You Have to Do It Right
Paul E. Pepe
You Have to Keep the Patient at the Right Temperature
Sheila A. Alexander
You Have to Go to the Cath Lab
Jacob C. Jentzer
Case Studies
Jacob C. Jentzer