In this short segment that was generously produced and offered by the EM:RAP team, Zack and Joe recap some the the big topics from the American Heart Association 2014 conference in Chicago.

In this episode Zack talks with Lionel Lamhaut, a physician who is heading up their pre-hospital ECMO program. Yes, they are really doing ECMO in the field.

Zack & Joe talk with Dr. Cyrus Olsen about the challenges of deciding who does, and who doesn't, get advanced resusctition.

In this episode Zack and Joe discuss the CHEER Trial (mechanical CPR, Hypothermia, ECMO, and Early Revascularization) and follow up with Dr. Stephen Bernard with a few more questions about ECMO at the Alfred.

In today's episode, Joe and Zack interview Dr. Stephen Bernard about Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR) and how they do it the Alfred in Melbourne, Australia.

Critical Review of 2 of the big papers on VV-ECMO for ARDS.

The 3 of us discuss all things PEA

Zack and Joe and discuss two high-impact articles that compare conventional CPR to ECPR.

In this episode Joe talks with Suzanne Chillcott, the Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Lead RN at Sharp Memorial Hospital to discuss the nuts and bolts of establishing a "nurse-run" ECLS program.

Video Promo for the "Bring Me Back to Life" conference coming up on October 21, 2014 in Montreal!