The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Sept 2-6, 2024.

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Tuesday Spoon Feed:

In a retrospective study of 142 patients with an initial shockable rhythm and 4 to 5 episodes of recurrent/refractory ventricular fibrillation (VF) or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT), shorter duration of VF and pVT was associated with higher rates of ROSC. 

Friday Spoon Feed:

In non-traumatic out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), administration of an initial dose of IM epinephrine by EMS prior to an established IV or IO was associated with improved survival outcomes.