Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in people experiencing a heart attack is a time-dependent medical emergency requiring immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). In new research presented at ...

September 5, 2012 (London, United Kingdom) — Many professionals treating in-hospital cardiac arrest often find it difficult to give up their resuscitation even after the effort is probably futile, so ...

A simple prediction rule might help EMTs make a difficult decision. Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) have improved the chances of successful resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

DALLAS, Oct. 31, 2022 — Among children who experienced in-hospital cardiac arrest in the last 20 years, survival rates have increased significantly. Greater improvements have been seen among children ...

The proportion of bystanders (as opposed to emergency medical services) performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on individuals experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has steadily ...

Patients with acutely life-threatening health conditions who were treated in the innovative Critical Care Resuscitation Unit (CCRU) received faster treatment and had better health outcomes, including ...

If We Don’t Ask, Our Patients Might Never Tell: The Impact of the Routine Use of a Patient Values Assessment In the Get With The Guidelines – Resuscitation registry, 47,157 adults with IHCA with and ...

Resuscitation equipment is set to make training easier for a hospital in the north of the island, Manx Care has said. Until now, the resuscitation team at Ramsey and District Cottage Hospital would ...

For out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, a clinical prediction rule recommends termination of resuscitation when three criteria are met: (1) no return of spontaneous circulation before transport to the ...

Many nurses will be familiar with the defibrillator on a resuscitation trolley in hospitals but may be less confident to use one as part of a resuscitation attempt outside of the hospital setting.