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Practice Editing Here (Nov 15th in-class Wiki session work)

 * This is a place to practice clicking the "edit" button and practice adding references (via the citation button).

Task: Our section is the Cardiac Arrest Wikipedia Article.


 * 1) Find a peer-reviewed journal article on PubMed. Practice inserting your citation in the above space using the "cite" tool.
 * 2) Choose one "B-level" medical article on Wikipedia from the following list: https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Medicine/articles?quality=B-Class&importance=High-Class
 * 3) Practice editing live on Wikipedia by finding a typo in the text or improving the clarity/readability of a sentence by adjusting a few words in a sentence.

Assignment # 3- please post an anonymous copy here!
Wikipedia Assignment Three: Cardiac Arrest Wikipedia Article

Proposed Changes

Critique of Sources

Summary - Talk Page

We propose to adjust the following content into the Society and Culture section: (1) an updated definition of sudden cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death, (2) a redefinition of the slang term ‘slow code’ as per the 2021 European Resuscitation Guidelines, (3) providing citations and examples of how ‘slow codes’ are banned in some jurisdictions, and (4) updating two citations within the section.


 * 1) We propose to alter the 2006 definition of cardiac arrest in the article to the 2021 definition; this is a minor change yet will bring credibility to the updated page.


 * 1) Secondly, we propose to redefine the slang term for ‘slow code’, providing clarity on the deceptive nature of the practice.

We plan to alter the sentence from:

“In some medical facilities, the resuscitation team may purposely respond slowly to a person in cardiac arrest, a practice known as ‘slow code’, or may fake the response altogether for the sake of the person's family, a practice known as ‘show code’. This is generally done for people for whom performing CPR will have no medical benefit.”

To an updated:

“A ‘slow code’ is a slang term for the practice of deceptively delivering sub-optimal CPR to a person in cardiac arrest, when CPR is considered to have no medical benefit. A “show code” is the practice of faking the response altogether for the sake of the person’s family.”


 * 1) We noticed that the tone regarding ‘slow code’ improperly suggests that this practice is both common and generally more controversial than in reality; to counter this, a greater emphasis should be presented regarding the international prohibition of this ethically controversial practice.

We plan on adding two sentences to the end of the slow code section to emphasize the current practice of slow codes. These are:

“In 2021, the European Resuscitation Council Guidelines stated, “Clinicians should not partake in ‘slow codes’.”

And

“The American College of Physicians ethics manual states, "because it is deceptive, physicians or nurses should not perform half-hearted resuscitation efforts."


 * 1) We noticed that citation 124 is an invalid hyperlink and should be altered to a proper dictionary citation. Secondly, citation 128 is an archived CPSO guideline and thus should be deleted along with the evidence or information shared from it.

What to post on the Wikipedia article talk page (part of assignment 3)

 * This will also be covered on Nov 15th in class. Your group should use the below template to share an outline of your proposed improvements (including your new wording and citations). Article talk pages are not places to share your assignment answers. The Wikipedia community will be more interested in viewing your exact article improvement suggestions including where you plan to improve the article (which section), what wording you suggest, and the exact citation (Note: all citations must meet WP:MEDRS)
 * You will not be able to paste citations directly from your sandbox to talk pages (unless you are interested in editing/learning Wiki-code in the "source editing" mode). We suggest re-adding your citations on the talk page manually (using the cite button and populating the citation by pasting in the DOI, website, or PMID). You will have to repeat this process yet again when you edit the actual article live.
 * Talk Page Template: CARL Medical Editing Initiative/Fall 2021/Talk Page Template