Background: The 2010 international guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation recently
recommended an increase in the minimum compression depth from 38 to 50 mm, although …

Background Despite advances in defibrillation technology, shock-refractory ventricular
fibrillation remains common during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Double sequential external …

Background— Perishock pauses are pauses in chest compressions before and after
defibrillatory shock. We examined the relationship between perishock pauses and survival to …

Background— The 2010 American Heart Association guidelines suggested an increase in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation compression depth with a target >50 mm and no upper limit. …

OBJECTIVE: Greater chest compression fraction (CCF, or proportion of CPR time spent
providing compressions) is associated with better survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (…

Background In a departure from the previous strategy of immediate defibrillation, the 2005
resuscitation guidelines from the American Heart Association–International Liaison …

Background During cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in patients with out-of-hospital
cardiac arrest, the interruption of manual chest compressions for rescue breathing reduces …

… Cheskes, Christenson, Menegazzi, Idris as well as Susanne May and Judy Powell receive
… Cheskes has received speaking honorarium from Zoll Medical. No other grant disclosures. …

Background: Public access defibrillation programs can improve survival after out-of-hospital
cardiac arrest, but automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are rarely available for bystander …

Purpose Targeted temperature management (TTM) may improve survival and functional
outcome in comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), though the optimal …