Hi all
Has anyone heard of a recommendation that we shouldn't be monitoring
through paddles in when managing cardiac arrests?
I was teaching on an ALS refresher last week and there was no mention of
it.
I have only heard this today. Apparently it is to do with lag time for
paddles to monitor - and thus they may continue to show a previous
rhythm or appear to show asystole. I am told that something has been
published on this but am pitifully unaware of it
Any clues?
Cheers
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Jel Coward
..take a look at the Wilderness Emergency Medicine and Command Physician courses
http://www.wildmedic.org
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