SGEM#189: Bring Me To Life in OHCA

Trials extracted from the podcast by Dr. Ken Milne

• 2017Prehospital Advanced Cardiac Life Support for Out-of-hospital Cardiac ArrestEmergency & ResuscitationIn 7,134 adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, adding prehospital ACLS did not improve survival to hospital discharge compared with BCLS alone.
• 2004OPALSEmergency & ResuscitationIn5638 patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest,adding advanced life supportdid not improve survival to dischargecompared withrapid defibrillation alone.