Yes, the official AHA Guidelines note that victims have a greater chance of survival from cardiac arrest when high-quality ...

2008;65(24):2337-2346. Scores of compelling articles have been published since the 1980s on the use of fibrinolytics during cardiac arrest resuscitation, the majority of which were case reports or ...

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has a high fatality rate, particularly if early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is not given. Bystander CPR can improve survival prospects, but fear, lack of ...

Quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is likely to be one of the key determinants of successful resuscitation following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Consistent compressions can be ...

Immediate CPR (cardio pulmonary resuscitation) restarts the circulation and maintains the circulation to vital organs like brain and kidneys during the period of circulatory arrest. This helps in ...

The COVID pandemic has reduced patients attended at resuscitation room, and especially cardiovascular ones. These are preliminary results and more studies should be done to confirm or to study this ...

A group of local emergency first responders and citizens were recently honored for saving a local man’s life last year with fast actions and use of an Automated External Defibrillator ...

Purpose: The key changes included in the 2005 cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency cardiac care (ECC) guidelines are reviewed. Advances since publication of the current guidelines are ...