Thursday, September 24, 2015

Pregnancy considerations in maternal arrest

Amiodarone is a pregnancy category D drug, where there is known risk to the fetus with administration to the mother.  Amiodarone causes thyroid problems, arrhythmia, and..(read more here....  http://www.carpentercprsolutions.com/-blog/pregnancy-considerations-in-maternal-arrest)


Saturday, September 5, 2015

pulse checks as a measure of CPR quality

EMT's, paramedics, nurses, and doctors all frequently check a pulse during CPR in order to assess quality of compressions, but is the presence of a palpable pulse REALLY an indicator of high quality CPR?  

Find out here:  http://www.carpentercprsolutions.com/-blog/pulse-checks-as-a-measure-of-cpr-quality