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Enhancing Traditional Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Cardiac Arrest

Cardiac arrest remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Despite great advances in many other areas of medicine, cardiac arrest treatment has not been able to consistently improve ...
heart.org

In-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates among children have improved in past 20 years

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 ...
Medical Xpress

Resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest—how quickly it is done may be more important than who does it

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 ...
EurekAlert!

Resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – it’s how quickly it is done, rather than who does it

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 ...
Healio

Specialized ‘cardiac arrest center’ does not improve survival after resuscitation: ARREST

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ambulances should take cardiac arrest patients not experiencing MI to their nearest emergency department. There ...
Medical Xpress

Early do-not-attempt-resuscitation orders aren't driving disparities in cardiac arrest survival, finds study

Black and Hispanic patients experience lower survival rates after in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) than white patients. But a new Yale study suggests that differences in the use of early ...
USA Today

New study offers insight into what people experience when nearly dying during resuscitation

A new study has offered more insight into what a person is experiencing when they nearly die during resuscitation. Research shared on Resuscitation journal last week suggests nearly 40% of people ...

CPR awareness programme at MDU highlights the importance of immediate action during cardiac arrest

A CPR awareness and training programme at Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak, highlighted the importance of immediate ...
Medscape

The 2010 AHA Guidelines: The 4 Cs of Cardiac Arrest Care

The year 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). During these past 50 years, tremendous research has been conducted to evaluate techniques, ...
BMJ

Better outcomes from exercise-related out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in males and in the young: findings from the Swedish Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Background Survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is higher if the arrest is witnessed and occurs during exercise, however, there is contradicting data on prognosis with regards to sex ...
News Medical

Cardiac arrest survivors recall lucid death experiences

Up to an hour after their hearts had stopped, some patients revived by cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) had clear memories afterward of experiencing death and while unconscious had brain patterns ...