On a recent nostr:npub1a3hrd4wfawr578d5y5l0qgmh7lx8q6tumfq0h7eymmttt52veexqkcfg37 show they talked about how firefighting has only in the last decade started using research based processes in firefighting.

I thought back to 1997 when I stated in EMS. CPR was five different rates based on size/age, was 60 a minute (strong and steady - watch Emergency! Tv show to see) and every process was based only on “the patient needs…” not from any study.

Back then you did not Shock asystole but you did pace it if you saw them go into it. (V fib, shock, asystole start pacing)

1997 Central New York EMS protocols - some of the most aggressive and expansive in the nation at the time.