In episode four of Standing Orders: The Podcast, “Making Sense of Confusion” Matt Fults and Dr. Chris Russi are joined by Mr. Tom Bouthillet of ems12lead.com for a spirited discussion on the Impedance Threshold Device and ACD CPR.

Several articles were discussed as the show features an in depth discussion on the physiology of the impedance threshold device.

Journal References:

Standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation versus active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation with augmentation of negative intrathoracic pressure for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a randomised trial.

Aufderheide, T. P., Frascone, R. J., Wayne, M. A., Mahoney, B. D., Swor, R. A., Domeier, R. M., Olinger, M. L., et al. (2011).

Lancet, 377(9762), 301-311. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62103-4

Implementing the 2005 American Heart Association Guidelines improves outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Heart Rhythm: The Official Journal of the Heart Rhythm Society

Volume 7, Issue 10 , Pages 1357-1362, October 2010

Take Heart America: A comprehensive, community-wide, systems-based approach to the treatment of cardiac arrest.

Crit Care Med. 2011 Jan;39(1):194-6.