Early recognition and rapid defibrillation of shockable rhythms are strongly associated with survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Little is known about the accuracy of paramedic rhythm interpretation and its impact on survival. Join us on the next podcast to review a study that seeks to determine if paramedic interpretation of initial rhythm would be associated with survival.

Article: Paramedic rhythm interpretation misclassification is associated with poor survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest Authors: H. Hill Stoecklein, Andrew Pugh, M. Austin Johnson, Joseph E. Tonna, Michael Stroud, Stavros Drakos, Scott T. Youngquist https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34952179/

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