Implementation of the universal BLS termination of resuscitation rule in a rural EMS system

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are often the first medical providers to begin resuscitation of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) victims. The universal Basic Life Support Termination of Resuscitation (BLS-TOR) rule is a validated clinical prediction tool used to identify patients in which continued resuscitation efforts are futile.

Source: Resuscitation - July 13, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Matthew R. Jordan, Michael F. O ’Keefe, David Weiss, C. Wes Cubberley, Charles D. MacLean, Daniel L. Wolfson Source Type: research