The final article speaks about Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and their progression from treating only 25% of eligible patients to becoming a more advanced post-cardiac arrest center and treating 98-100% of all eligible patients (51). The providers at Beth Israel restructured their polices and guidelines after careful review; once an eligible patient has come into the emergency department post-cardiac arrest the E.D physician makes the decision to initiate hypothermia treatment, this decision is made concurrently with the post arrest consultation team.
Once therapy is confirmed, Nurses are the ones to initiate the treatment. Therapeutic hypothermia is divided into phases as documented in the article. Phase 1 is the induction phase of
Once therapy is confirmed, Nurses are the ones to initiate the treatment. Therapeutic hypothermia is divided into phases as documented in the article. Phase 1 is the induction phase of