Outcomes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Treated by Basic vs Advanced Life Support

Interesting article where the finding seem to indicate that ALS care for out of hospital cardiac arrest results in a lower survival rate and higher incidents of neurological injury.

Follow the link below to the articles:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0cvvws32lzhnf3s/AAAqO2A9kKbiv9cl5EOI4b4Ma?dl=0

ZOLL LifeVest Wearable Defibrillator

ZOLL Lifevest

 Interesting device that we may encounter..

The LifeVest wearable defibrillator is a treatment option for sudden cardiac arrest that offers patients advanced protection and monitoring as well as improved quality of life.
The LifeVest is the first wearable defibrillator. Unlike an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), the LifeVest is worn outside the body rather than implanted in the chest. This device continuously monitors the patient's heart with dry, non-adhesive sensing electrodes to detect life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms. If a life-threatening rhythm is detected, the device alerts the patient prior to delivering a treatment shock, and thus allows a conscious patient to delay the treatment shock. If the patient becomes unconscious, the device releases a Blue™ gel over the therapy electrodes and delivers an electrical shock to restore normal rhythm.

See the two links below for more information.

http://lifevest.zoll.com/medical-professionals/how-lifevest-works.asp

Medical-professionals/how-lifevest-works

http://lifevest.zoll.com/medical-professionals/first_responder_resources.asp

medical-professionals/first responder resources