According to new study results, the presence of ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia as the first recorded rhythm after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is much greater after ...
Every year, some 300,000 Americans suffer a heart attack outside of a hospital, and the overall statistics are pretty grim: only 7.9% survive. So, what is it about the lucky 23,700 that helps them ...
Prognosis after cardiac arrest is dismal, with an overall survival rate of less than 6%. Outcomes vary with cardiac arrest rhythm: less than 2% of patients with asystolic or pulseless electrical ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Administration of epinephrine within 4 minutes after first automatic external defibrillator shock for ...
Research indicates that non-shockable cardiac arrest is associated with higher mortality rates compared to cardiac arrest cases wherein shockable rhythms such as ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ...
As of January this year, Aotearoa New Zealand became just the second country (after Canada) to adopt a groundbreaking new procedure for patients experiencing cardiac arrest. Known as “double ...
Nursing simulation intervention improves compliance with guidelines on time to first shock in ICU patients with ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia Online education and code simulation among ...
Q: Please comment on the use of vasopressin and epinephrine in current advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) protocols. Based on recent studies, is there any evidence that one is more efficacious than ...
Cardiac arrest leads to loss of consciousness and death unless emergency resuscitation is given and the heart can be restarted. The abnormal cardiac rhythms most commonly associated with cardiac ...