The Longest ECMO Transport
AirMed International set out to complete a transport that most would consider impossible -- move an ECMO patient nearly 8,000 miles.
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Introducing EMS to ECMO
Geoff Murphy looks at the larger role EMS will have in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and EMS
Simon Taxel, NRP, BA, writes about the benefits of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and discusses Pittsburgh EMS’s ECMO program.
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MN Mobile ECMO Program: A Paradigm Shift for Cardiac Arrest?
Doctors Ralph Frascone and Bjorn Peterson sit down with JEMS to discuss why ECMO might be an important link in the chain of survival.
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Study: Use of ECMO Significantly Boosts Survival
Using a life support machine to replicate the functions of the heart and lungs significantly improved the survival of people who suffered from out-of-hospital cardiac…
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ECMO-Equipped SUVs See Success in Minnesota
Since the program's launch, 20 cardiac arrest patients have been served by the MMRC SUV response teams across the Twin Cities – which has exceeded…
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