Are you prepared for an OB emergency? In this special six-part podcast series, the Ohio CORES team at The Ohio State University explores the management of pregnant and postpartum women in emergency situations. Each episode focuses on a high-stakes obstetrics scenarios, including: 1) maternal morbidity and mortality, 2) postpartum hemorrhage, 3) hypertensive emergencies, 4) cardiac arrest in pregnant patients, 5) peripartum cardiomyopathy, and 6) complicated vaginal deliveries. Whether you’re in the field, ED, ICU, or on L&D, this series equips you with the knowledge to respond when seconds count.

Ohio CORES (Collaborative Obstetric Resuscitation Education and Simulation) is an interdisciplinary team of educators from The Ohio State University dedicated to improving care for pregnant and postpartum women in critical condition  through high-impact education and simulation training. Supported by funding from the Ohio Department of Children and Youth, Ohio CORES delivers obstetric emergency education to healthcare providers across the state.

In this episode of Crash Cart EM, we cover high-quality CPR in pregnancy- a rare emergency with a 7% survival rate. Learn how to adapt your resuscitation approach, avoid common pitfalls, and perform a resuscitative hysterotomy.

Guests: Jennifer Mitzman, MD; Kimberly Bambach, MD
Host: Sheryl Pfeil, MD
Editors: Rashelle Ghanem; Nicole McGarity, MHI, BSN, RN, CEN; Cynthia Shellhaas, MD, MPH; Kim Bambach, MD

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