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In the 2021 guidelines of the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) on infant CPR, a two-thumb encircling technique (TTET) is advised instead of the former two-finger technique (TFT), even for single rescuers. It is however unclear if this is also feasible and effective in case of dispatcher-assisted CPR by untrained bystanders and was explored in a cross-over infant manikin study including CPR-trained students and lay people. Both groups ...

Introduction Recent guidelines advocate a preoperative fasting interval of 6 h for solid food, 4 h for breast milk and 2 h for clear fluids. Long nil per mouth intervals give rise to complications and discomfort in the perioperative period. Gastric ultrasound is easily accessible and generates reliable information about gastric content. Patients and methods One hundred patients were offered a questionnaire regarding preoperative fasting. ...

Aim: Bag-mask ventilation (BMV) is often applied during advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Lay rescuers usually apply mouth-to-mouth ventilation, which is contraindicated in case of potential disease transmission (e.g., during the COVID-19 pandemic). This study evaluates the influence of rescuers' before BMV training in following the correct BMV procedures during adult and infant CPR. Methods: Medical students (n = 112) were enrolled ...

Background: Post-dural puncture headache ( PDPH) is a well- known iatrogenic complication of lumbar puncture. The main modifiable risk factors of PDPH appear to be needle size and design, which have been extensively modified in an effort to lower the incidence of PDPH. Currently, there is no consensus on the ideal needle tip for lumbar puncture. Therefore, we have conducted this narrative review of literature to provide a more definite answer ...

Objective: Treatment for acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis consists of systemic antifungal therapy, early and aggressive surgical debridement, and reversal of immunosuppression. When the orbit is involved, the question is raised whether or not to perform orbital exenteration to gain local control. Alternatives have been proposed to spare the orbit such as retrobulbar injection of antifungal medication.Methods: We present a series of 2 cases ...

We set out to assess the feasibility of community-focused randomized qualitative assessment at the start of an emergency to identify the root causes of fear-based responses driving the pandemic. We used key informant interviews, focus group discussions, reviewing of government and non-government organization documents, combined with direct field observation. Data were recorded and analyzed for key-themes: (1) lack of evidence-based information ...