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Cardiac Arrest Trial Questions Drug Routes

In cardiac arrest cases, the use of an intraosseous-first vascular access strategy did not result in higher 30-day survival than an intravenous-first strategy.

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  1. Intraosseous and intravenous drug administration strategies for patients experiencing an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest were compared in the PARAMEDIC-3 trial.
  2. No significant difference was found in 30-day survival rates between the two approaches.
  3. 6,082 patients across 11 emergency medical systems in the United Kingdom were involved in the trial.
  4. The vascular access route did not significantly impact survival outcomes, researchers concluded. 
  5. Further research may be necessary to explore alternative strategies for improving survival and neurological outcomes.

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