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General Approach, Guidelines and Algorithms

Link	Source	Year
2020 Adult Basic and Advanced Life Support Algorithm	JournalFeed $	2020

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Airway Management

ETT vs. Supraglottic Device	Source	Year
AIRWAYS-2 – The Bottom Line	The Bottom Line	2018
AIRWAYS-2: Supraglottic vs Tracheal Intubation	REBEL EM	2018
AIRWAYS-2	JournalFeed $	2018
Airway Management in Cardiac Arrest Part 1: AIRWAYS-2	First10EM	2018
Airway Management in Cardiac Arrest Part 2: Jabre 2018	First10EM	2018
Airway Management in Cardiac Arrest Part 3: Wang 2018	First10EM	2018
OHCA: To Intubate or Not to Intubate?	JournalFeed $	2018
Prehospital Airway Management	JournalFeed $	2018
What's the Optimal Airway Strategy?	JournalFeed $	2021
SGEM#314: OHCA – Should You Take 'Em or Stay and Play?	SGEM	2021
PART - EMS ETT or LT for OHCA	JournalFeed $	2018

BVM Studies	Source	Year
What Paramedics Actually Do	JournalFeed $	2020

Intubation Methods	Source	Year
An Easy Way to Simplify Intubation	JournalFeed $	2018

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Medications

General medications	Source	Year
Do Antiarrhythmic Drugs Improve Outcomes?	JournalFeed	2018
ACLS Medications for Cardiac Arrest	TheNNT	2010

Epinephrine in Cardiac Arrest	Source	Year
Epinephrine in Cardiac Arrest	First10EM	2018
Epinephrine for Hospital Cardiac Arrest	TheNNT	2018
REBEL Cast Ep56: PARAMEDIC-2 – Time to Abandon Epinephrine?	REBEL EM	2018
PARAMEDIC-2 Trial Summary	First10EM	2018
52 in 52 #12 – PARAMEDIC-2	emDocs	2018
PARAMEDIC-2 Trial: 6–12 Month Outcomes	JournalFeed	2021

Calcium in Cardiac Arrest	Source	Year
Calcium for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The COCA Trial	First10EM	2021
Is Calcium Effective During a Cardiac Arrest?	JournalFeed	2021
Et Tu, Calcium?	CriticalCareNow	2021
SGEM#353: At the COCA, COCA for OCHA	SGEM	2021
REBEL Cast Ep106: The COCA Trial – Calcium in Cardiac Arrest	REBEL EM	2022
52 in 52 #9 – The COCA Trial	emDocs	2021
COCA Trial Follow-Up: Calcium vs Placebo on Long-Term Outcomes	REBEL EM	2022

Sodium Bicarbonate in Cardiac Arrest	Source	Year
Sodium Bicarbonate in Cardiac Arrest Management	REBEL EM	2018
NaHCO3 in Cardiac Arrest	Core EM	2016
Sodium Bicarbonate Therapy Does Not Work in Cardiac Arrest	emDocs	2016
Sodium Bicarbonate for Cardiac Arrest: Time to Put It Away	CriticalCareNow	2020
Sodium Bicarbonate Does Not Work in Cardiac Arrest	Clinical Monster	2018
Pre-Arrest Acidemia: Effect of Sodium Bicarbonate on ROSC	ALiEM	2019

Vasopressin & Steroids	Source	Year
More ROSC with Vasopressin and Steroids	JournalFeed $	2021
SGEM#350: How Did I Get Epi Alone? Vasopressin and Steroids in Cardiac Arrest	SGEM	2021
Is It Time to VAM? Vasopressin and Methylprednisolone in Cardiac Arrest	CriticalCareNow	2021

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POCUS

Ultrasound	Source	Year
How Do You FEEL About Echo in Cardiac Arrest?	REBEL EM	2018
REASON Trial: POCUS in Cardiac Arrest	REBEL EM	2018
CASA Protocol	REBEL EM	2018
CASA Protocol Review	Clinical Monster	2020

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ECMO

ECMO	Source	Year
The ARREST trial – ECMO CPR	First10EM	2020
52 in 52 – #13: The ARREST Trial	emDocs	2020

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Other Topics

Capnography	Source	Year
End-Tidal CO2 in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	ALiEM	2019
ETCO₂ and OHCA with PEA – Survival Prediction at 20 min	JournalFeed	2021

Beyond ACLS for Cardiac Arrest	Source	Year
REBEL Cast Ep54: What the Heck is Pseudo-PEA?	REBEL EM	2018
PEA Algorithm – Beyond ACLS	emDocs	2015
TPA During Arrest in the Scanner (PEA/PE Protocol)	EM Cases	2021

Mechanics	Source	Year
Hands-On Defibrillation – A Safer Way?	JournalFeed	2019
Heads-Up CPR – No Outcome Benefit	REBEL EM	2022
Pulse Checks in Cardiac Arrest Should Be Dead	REBEL EM	2018

Prognostication	Source	Year
SWAP Score: Shockable, Witnessed, Age, pH for OHCA	JournalFeed	2019

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