EMS LHP – Episode 57 – Bicarb Use In Cardiac Arrest?

Y’all have had lots of questions about using sodium bicarbonate in cardiac arrest after we ran an interview with Dr. Menegazzi about an abstract he presented showing a benefit with bicarb. You wanted more, so here it is! Dr. Jarvis reviews a paper from British Columbia from 2017 that looks at just this thing! If you like the show, please give us a 5-star rating wherever you get your podcasts. Did you know our podcast is on YouTube, too? Check us out and subscribe to the FlightBridgeED channel. Drop your questions/comments/suggestions for future pods at: Jeff.jarvis@flightbridgeed.com or @DrJeffJarvis Citations: 1. Kawano T, Grunau B, Scheuermeyer FX, et al. Prehospital sodium bicarbonate use could worsen long-term survival with favorable neurological recovery among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 2017;119:63-69. doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2017.08.008