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Drones may reduce response time for cardiac arrest
In simulated out-of-hospital arrests, drones carrying an automated external defibrillator arrived sooner than EMS, reducing response time by about 16…
Improving in-hospital cardiac arrest survival with innovative CPR training
Editor’s note: Griffin and Patterson share their experience with low-dose, high frequency CPR training. Paula Patterson: I had been a nurse…
Keeping cardiac arrest patients alive with therapeutic hypothermia
Create a protocol for this lifesaving intervention at your facility.
Sometimes healing requires a “miracle”
I am not a religious man, although I have a system of beliefs. I do not always share my feelings…
Strategies for improving survivorship after sudden cardiac arrest
Survival and recovery continue long after resuscitation. Takeaways: Recovery after resuscitation from sudden cardiac arrest extends well after discharge. Recovery…
Study: Cooling temperature for therapeutic hypothermia
In unconscious patients who survived an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, cooling to 33 degrees C was no more beneficial than 36…
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