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 ...

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 ...

Registry data suggest that one third of the patients who would benefit most are not receiving timely defibrillation. In the U.S., in-hospital cardiac arrest occurs about twice as often as ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cardiac arrest is when normal blood circulation suddenly stops because the heart does not contract effectively. The underlying abnormal cardiac rhythms most associated with cardiac arrest are ...