EMS Research with Professor Braun: Optimizing Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes
When faced with the challenge of reviving a patient in cardiac arrest, paramedics rely on an arsenal of tools, techniques, and medications. Among these are two stalwarts of advanced cardiac life support (ACLS): amiodarone and lidocaine.
Although both drugs have long been included in protocols as viable options for shockable cardiac arrests, a new study published in Resuscitation sheds fresh light on their effectiveness, offering compelling insights into why lidocaine might deserve a closer look.
The research, led by Tanner Smida, MD/PhD candidate at West Virginia University, employed a…
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