Challenging the Dogma of “All Clear”: Is Hands-On Defibrillation the Next Step in Reducing the Peri-shock Pause?
by Brandon Bleess, MD EMT-T and Jeremy Cushman, MD, MS, EMT-P, FACEP, FAEMS Case: A 54-year-old male is working in his yard when he collapses to the ground and his wife calls 911. The call is dispatched as a cardiac arrest and the patient\’s wife is instructed to perform CPR per pre-arrival instructions. Upon EMS …