Epinephrine improves ROSC in cardiac arrest but does not increase favorable neurologic recovery, raising ethical and ...

A key concept in the successful treatment of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is the strategy known as the “chain of survival,” which emphasizes a system-of-care approach that includes ...

At least 225,000 people in the United States will die suddenly this year from coronary heart disease before they reach a hospital. 1,2 In addition, an estimated 370,000 to 750,000 patients will have a ...

Advice to delay giving a second heart shock to patients with cardiac arrest in hospital is not associated with improved survival, according to US researchers. US national guidelines were revised in ...

The best chance of survival with a good neurological outcome after cardiac arrest is afforded by early recognition and high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), early defibrillation of ...

GUIDELINES ordering paramedics to give up on saving patient after 12 defibrillator attempts could be binned after a man survived almost five times the recommended jolts. Miracle man John McCarthy, ...

Defibrillators are used when a person is in cardiac arrest to restore a normal heartbeat, but would you know what to do if an alarming incident occurs? According to the British Heart Foundation, there ...

The Healthwatch Havering report follows recent findings from defibshop, with their 2026 Cardiac Coverage Report highlighting that there are only seven publicly accessible defibrillators for every ...