CPR Induced Consciousness

CPR Induced Consciousness

EMS Avenger Podcast by James D. Apple
S2 · E5
Mar 3, 2026
45:43

Episode notes

A patient becoming alert during a resuscitation is a best-case scenario, right? Mission accomplished! Not so fast, we're not talking about ROSC, we're talking about a patient who becomes alert during CPR because we're perfusing the brain THAT well. But they don't have a pulse. When compressions stop, the patient "stops". This is traumatic for the patient, but it's also traumatic for the provider. Dr. Alex Jabr and I break down CPR induced consciousness for talk about ways to mitigate the impact it has on everyone involved.

References: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ptq8EeBp19E5rs_iWuEm-Io1gank2heV/view?usp=drivesdk

Emergency Resilience: https://www.emergencyresilience.com/

Keywords

Paramedic
EMS
EMT
Emergency Medicine
Ambulance
Sepsis
intubation
Critical care
Epinephrine
Narcan
Cardiac Arrest
Resuscitation
Rigid Cervical Collars
Backboards
Spinal Immobilization
Nurse
Addiction
CPR
CPRIC