Emergency • Critical Care • Transport Nursing

04/08/2026

study of trauma patients younger than 18 years who received blood transfusions during helicopter transport to a Level 1 pediatric trauma center from 2011 to 2023. Primary outcome was change in SIPA at time of emergency department (ED) arrival with prehospital transfusion. Secondary subgroup analysis...

04/08/2026

In this ECG Cases blog we review 5 patients with wide complex tachyardias. Which will respond to ACLS, and which require different management? Written by Jesse McLaren; Peer Reviewed and edited by Anton Helman. April 2026 Five patients presented with wide complex tachycardia with a normal blood pres...

04/08/2026

This trial tests whether intravenous tenecteplase thrombolysis initiated between 4.5 and 24 hours after symptom onset benefits patients with acute ischemic stroke due to non–large vessel occlusion with evidence of salvageable brain tissue.

04/08/2026

Cardiac arrest care hasn’t changed as much as we might think—but how we think about it has. Once CPR and defibrillation are optimized—the two interventions that matter most—we’re often left in the messy middle, where the guidelines are less clear and the decisions feel less certain. It’s...

04/08/2026

04/08/2026

04/07/2026

https://emsairway.com/2026/03/20/airway-ramping-and-positioning-a-forgotten-art/?utm_source=jems_now_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2026-4-7&oly_enc_id=2248C7893712D4V

Learn how proper airway ramping and ear‑to‑sternal‑notch positioning improves ventilation, reduces resistance, and enhances patient outcomes.

04/07/2026

nal integrity of whole blood components, particularly fibrinogen, may deteriorate during WB storage, but no studies on how whole blood storage impacts sensitivity to tPA have been performed to date. This study set out to investigate how whole blood storage affects susceptibility to tissue plasminoge...

04/07/2026

Despite advancements in management of cardiac arrest, mortality remains high due to extended brain injury, severe myocardial dysfunction and systemic inflammatory response leading to refractory shock. Accordingly, in addition to fluid therapy, vasopressors are often required after return of spontane...

04/07/2026

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14604086261430458

Purpose Trauma within older people is increasingly recognised as a different entity, with different management and outcomes to younger people. We aim to compare...

04/07/2026

https://hemostasistoday.com/science/peter-antevy-42792

Peter Antevy: When She’s Bleeding Out, The Blood Type in the Cooler Shouldn’t Decide Whether She Lives / Andew P. Cap, Christine Leeper, Donald H. Jenkins,

04/06/2026

In patients admitted to the ICU with circulatory shock, is noninvasive blood-pressure monitoring an effective alternative to an arterial catheter?