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SGEM#453: I Can’t Go For That – No, No Narcan for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests

The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine

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Understanding Patient Outcomes and the Role of Statistical Measures in Cardiac Care

This chapter emphasizes the significance of assessing patient-oriented outcomes in treatments for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, highlighting the quality of life after discharge. It also critiques the use of number needed to treat (NNT) as a standalone statistic, urging caution against oversimplification that may hide vital research complexities.

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