Double Defibrillation with Dr. Mark Ramzy

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Does double defib work? Does it improve your chances of walking out of the hospital? What’s your CPC score? What is a CPC score? And how exactly do you conduct this procedure. In this episode, recorded live at ACEP 2019, <strong>Dr. Tiffany Proffitt</strong> discussed the ins and outs of double defibrillation with <strong>Dr. Mark Ramzy</strong>.</span></p> <p><strong>Host:</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Tiffany Proffitt DO, MABS Attending Physician, Honor Health, Scottsdale, AZ</span></p> <p><strong>Guest Panel:</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Mark Ramzy, DO, EMT-P, Critical Care Fellow at University of Pittsburgh, Chair of the EMRA Critical Care Committee.</span></p> <p><strong>Suggested References:</strong></p> <p><strong>Dr. Ramzy’s very own presentation and sources on Double Defibrillation:</strong> <a href= "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VlkBhMOYT5oi93fPD8Q1B-JOMETkrY_vDl7r3zq2-JQ/edit"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VlkBhMOYT5oi93fPD8Q1B-JOMETkrY_vDl7r3zq2-JQ/</span></a></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">El Tawil C, et al. Double sequential defibrillation for refractory ventricular fibrillation. Am J Emerg Med. 2017;</span> <a href= "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=El+Tawil+C%25252C+et+al.+Double+sequential+defibrillation+for+refractory+ventricular+fibrillation.+Am+J+Emerg+Med.+2017"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">PMID: 28978402</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Hajjar K et al. Dual defibrillation in patients with refractory ventricular fibrillation. Am J Emerg Med 2018.</span> <a href= "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=PMID%3A+29730094"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> PMID: 29730094</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">S. Cheskes, et al. Double sequential external defibrillation for refractory ventricular fibrillation: The DOS