The World’s Okayest Medic Podcast

Bartos JA, Clare Agdamag A, Kalra R, Nutting L, Frascone RJ, Burnett A, Vuljaj N, Lick C, Tanghe P, Quinn R, Simpson N, Peterson B, Haley K, Sipprell K, Yannopoulos D. Supraglottic Airway Devices are Associated with Asphyxial Physiology After Prolonged CPR in Patients with Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Presenting for Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Resuscitation. 2023 Mar 16:109769. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109769. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36933882.

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Exploring the role of Naloxone in opiate overdoses, addressing controversies around its administration, risks of Narcan in altered mental status cases, debate on using Narcan in cardiac arrest situations, debunking myths of Naloxone administration, and advocating for a rational approach to Narcan use in opiate overdoses.

REFERENCE: Meyers, P., Weingart, S., Smith, S. (2018). The OMI Manifesto. Available: http://hqmeded-ecg.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-omi-manifesto.html