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A patient with no access had a cardiac arrest in the field, aka OHCA (outside of hospital cardiac arrest).Our trusty EMS (emergency medical services) teams who we all really appreciate show up at the scene.Access to administer life-saving medications need to be obtained.Should they attempt to obtain IV (intravenous) access?Or should they attempt to obtain …

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