Optimized AED Placement May Improve Cardiac Arrest Outcomes
Optimized placement of AEDs could increase out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) coverage over real AED placements.
Optimized placement of AEDs could increase out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) coverage over real AED placements.
Treatment with xenon may improve functional outcomes and reduce mortality in cardiac arrest survivors.
In patients with coronary heart disease and a history of myocardial infarction, many sudden, arrhythmic deaths had a clinical history of angina.
Although amiodarone and lidocaine were not proven to be efficacious in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, researchers noted that the trend toward survival could suggest potential benefits.
Fragmented QRS complex may predict risk of exercise-related sudden cardiac death.
Incidence of death or cardiac arrest 1.74 per 100,000 participants; higher incidence in men, with age
Depending on the racial make-up of the neighborhood, CPR might not be received for cardiac arrest.
New research suggests that drones can be used to quickly deliver defibrillators in sudden cardiac arrest emergencies.
Administration of CPR by a bystander after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest reduced disability in patients.
Therapeutic hypothermia did not improve survival outcomes in pediatric patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest.