Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Do It Right and Save Lives!
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Resuscitation, 2020
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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

Meta Tag
Content Type Presentation
Knowledge Area Resuscitation
Knowledge Level Foundational
Knowledge Level Intermediate
Knowledge Level Advanced
Membership Level Select
Membership Level Professional
Membership Level Associate
Tag Cardiac Arrest
Tag Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation CPR
Tag Targeted Temperature Management
Tag Return of Spontaneous Circulation ROSC
Year 2020
Keywords
cardiac arrests
coronary angiography
abnormal EKG changes
metabolic disarray
severe brain injury
resuscitated multiple times
anoxic brain injury
end-stage renal disease
cath procedure
acute lesions
patient's overall condition
contraindications
decision making
cardiac arrest management
patient outcomes