Tanner Smida

MD/PhD Program @WVUMedSchool
Prehospital Emergency Care Research 🚑

[Tanner Smida @TannerSmida]

Post-ROSC #epinephrine was not assoc. with ⬆️ odds of prehospital #rearrest compared to #norepinephrine in a 'target trial emulation' study (n=1,893; aOR: 0.93 [0.72, 1.21]). We addressed limitations of prior studies, including drug/rearrest temporality.
https://t.co/mmepropvjV

[LITES Network @LITESnetwork]

Two new TO-1 manuscripts have been published! 🚨

[Prehospital Care Research Forum @pcrfatucla]

PCRF is grateful to NAEMSP for recognizing us with their Friends of EMS Award. We congratulate all the researchers and partners who make this work possible! #NAEMSP2026 #PCRF #EMSResearch

[Prehospital Care Research Forum @pcrfatucla]

Featured at #NAEMSP2026: Susan Burnett presented her paper “Documentation of Weight in Pediatric 9-1-1 Responses with Administration of Weight-Based Medications,” highlighting an important patient safety issue in pediatric EMS care. Congratulations, Susan!

[CircEP @CirculationEP]

Refractory ventricular fibrillation can be predicted amidst chest compressions during cardiac arrest resuscitation using artificial intelligence @pmjboyle @NickJohnsonMD #Epeeps
https://t.co/PYZAlpEiSJ

[Adam Gottula @laertezz]

Today marked an important step forward in US resuscitation science!

The Center for Resuscitation Medicine’s MMRC completed the first Helicopter EMS–facilitated extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) in the United States!

[Rory Spiegel @EMNerd_]

I wrote something. These are my stories. I imagine many of you have your own. My hope is this valid representation of the weight we carry.

[Ross Prager @ross_prager]

Awesome research and check out his thread from today on pacing, a great read. Give Josh a follow, he is a great educator

[Dr Aidan Baron @Aidan_Baron]

Great thread

All prehospital clinicians need to be aware of this

[Ross Prager @ross_prager]

Great thread!

[Joshua Kimbrell @joshkimbre]

Transcutaneous pacing (TCP) is an intervention for unstable bradycardia. Electrical stimulus is provided ~1/s to increase heart rate. With transvenous pacers and chronotropic meds, TCP is mostly limited to the prehospital setting and low-resource centers.

We suck at TCP.

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[Tanner Smida @TannerSmida]

Four EMS agencies contributed 299 patients who received transcutaneous pacing. Continuous ECG obtained from cardiac monitors revealed that only 29 (9.7%) patients had sustained electrical capture, and ~75% NEVER had electrical capture!

https://t.co/L1kyccL34a

[Robert Herman, MD, PhD @RobertHermanMD]

DIFOCCULT-3 RCT shows that an #AI-assisted ECG interpretation accelerates NSTEMI-OMI detection by several hours and hints at improved short-term outcomes!

#TCT2025 @AslangerE @PMcardioApp

[Resuscitation Council UK @ResusCouncilUK]

Defib pad placement is important. Positioning them correctly can double someone’s chance of survival.

Side A is correct. The key difference is that the pad on the left hand side of the chest has been placed on the side of the rib cage, closer to the armpit.

[JAMA Internal Medicine @JAMAInternalMed]

#AED use in private homes improves survival after #CardiacArrest with shockable rhythm but does not improve outcomes for nonshockable rhythm. General AED purchase for homes is not cost-effective at current pricing.

#RESUS25 @ERC_resus

https://t.co/HYsKKJDgwb

[reuben strayer @emupdates]

The myth that will not die
(hint: prevalence = 0)

1. Treat dangerous hypoglycemia immediately. Do not wait for thiamine or anything else.
2. Have a low threshold to treat patients at risk for Wernicke's with IV thiamine.

https://t.co/ov1LYjU370

[TheEMSLighthouseProject @EmsLighthouse]

Thanks to Drs Jenna White and Chris Zahn for talking with us about the ACOG EMS guidelines for treatment of women wtih preeclampsia, eclampsia, and postpartum hemorrhage!

https://t.co/wFalUxuweh

[reuben strayer @emupdates]

Finally, self-guided robotic intubation. I guess we'll have to figure out something to do with all these airway skills we've accumulated.

https://t.co/yVXzGR9aEi

[LITES Network @LITESnetwork]

The PACT study is at 1900 enrollments today! 🥳

[ERC - European Resuscitation Council @ERC_resus]

🗓️ SAVE THE DATE:
💙 The @erc_resus is excited to announce the launch of the Guidelines on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 2025, which will take place on October 22, 2025, in Rotterdam. This event is a collaborative effort between the European Resuscitation Council, the American Heart Association and the @Ilcor_org
❤️ We are pleased to present a comprehensive program that highlights the latest advancements in resuscitation science and applied practice.
💯 All the different sessions will be made available via live-stream in parallel, and at no cost to the viewer.
✅ Check our website for all the live stream links.
👉 https://t.co/ASvMq9lwui
👉 https://t.co/S6CzoNddVK
✅ PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL TIMES ARE LISTED IN CENTRAL EUROPEAN TIME (CET).
✅ NO PRE-REGISTRATION NEEDED.
🙏 We look forward to your participation and encourage you to join the sessions that interest you the most.
@HeartCPR
#ERC #AHA #ILCOR #RESUS25 #ERCGuidelines #Guidelines2025 #savethedate #SaveLives #StrongerTogether #Resuscitation

[ESO @ESO_Solutions]

🎧 A must-listen for EMS and emergency care professionals: ESO Principal Research Scientist, Dr. Tony Fernandez, joined the Prehospital Emergency Care Podcast to discuss Adenosine dosing in patients with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), a common type of arrhythmia. Learn how EMS clinicians saw 12mg was more effective in real-world practice over the standard 6mg.

🎙️ Listen to the podcast: https://t.co/QtYFj926ad
📖 Read the study: https://t.co/QQWNqLeck2

#DataOnAMission