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- Title
CPR before defibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a randomized trial.
- Authors
Jacobs, Ian G; Finn, Judith C; Oxer, Harry F; Jelinek, George A
- Abstract
Current resuscitation guidelines recommend that defibrillation be undertaken as soon as possible in patients suffering a cardiac arrest where the cardiac rhythm is either ventricular fibrillation (VF) or ventricular tachycardia (VT). Evidence from animal and clinical studies suggests that outcomes may be improved if a period of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is given prior to defibrillation. The objective of this study was to determine if 90 seconds of CPR before defibrillation improved survival.
- Publication
Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA, 2005, Vol 17, Issue 1, p39
- ISSN
1742-6731
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1742-6723.2005.00694.x