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Resuscitation Group - Costa Rica Training Sessions

Resuscitation Group - Costa Rica Training Sessions

Dr Max Morales, Resuscitation Group Medical Director Costa Rica and Instructor, began annual training the Costa Rica Medevac and COVID 19 Repatriation Teams. This session began with Spanish language ACLS, PALS, and BCLS courses over a five-day session.
Last year The Resuscitation Group...

Is the “scoop and run” mentality killing our cardiac arrest patients?

Is the “scoop and run” mentality killing our cardiac arrest patients?

The odds of surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are significantly better when resuscitation efforts are continued on scene, as opposed to being performed while the patient is being transported to the hospital, a large observational study has found.
The process of moving a patient...

Restaurants May Play A Key Role in SARS-CoV-2 Spread

Restaurants May Play A Key Role in SARS-CoV-2 Spread

Restaurants appear to play a key role in the spread of COVID-19, according to a new study on transmission. "Masks cannot be effectively worn while eating and drinking, whereas shopping and numerous other indoor activities do not preclude mask use," write Kiva A. Fisher, PhD, from the CDC, and...

Ketamine – Because There Really Isn’t A Downside

Ketamine – Because There Really Isn’t A Downside

The use of ketamine in emergency and critical care medicine is a relatively new concept in the USA, despite the reality that ketamine has been used in hospitals throughout the world for several decades and remains throughout the decades on the World Health Organization Model List of Essential...

The Problem With Saline....

The Problem With Saline....

Recently a critical care specialist at one of The Resuscitation Group ACLS EP courses remarked that normal saline is the most dangerous drug in common use today, and it is most certainly not a physiological resuscitation fluid.
While we do believe there are issues of significant weight with...

National Nurses Day Message


National Nurses Day takes on a new meaning in the year 2020, this year. Nurses have been the front line in a battle to save patients dying from COVID-19 around the world. Nurses have committed themselves daily to difficult, dangerous, and draining work; while putting themselves at risk of...



What's wrong with Saline?

What's wrong with Saline?
The Salty truth..

There are numerous issues with Normal Saline, which is anything but normal. The ACEP article on Saline clearly documents some of the results of various trails where patients were harmed by the use of this longstanding fluid....

Come work with us!

Come work with us!
Resuscitation Group is looking for Instructors.

The Resuscitation Group is one of the largest American Heart Association Training Centers and Vocational Schools in the NW and we are looking for qualified candidates to join our team as Instructors.
The Resuscitation Group offers high quality critical care training and certification...