Survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with early initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation

RO Cummins, MS Eisenberg, AP Hallstrom… - The American journal of …, 1985 - Elsevier
Records on 1,297 people with witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, caused by heart
disease and treated by both emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics, were …

[HTML][HTML] Unsuccessful emergency medical resuscitation—are continued efforts in the emergency department justified?

WA Gray, RJ Capone, AS Most - New England Journal of …, 1991 - Mass Medical Soc
Background. The majority of attempts to resuscitate victims of prehospital cardiopulmonary
arrest are unsuccessful, and patients are frequently transported to the emergency …

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

JT Niemann - New England Journal of Medicine, 1992 - Mass Medical Soc
CARDIOPULMONARY arrest can be defined as the abrupt cessation of spontaneous and
effective ventilation and systemic perfusion (circulation). Cardiopulmonary resuscitation …

Effects of training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation on competence and patient outcome.

L Curry, D Gass - CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1987 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Between 1981 and 1985 we carried out a study in two medium-sized nonteaching
community hospitals to determine the rate of deterioration of knowledge and skills in …

Evaluation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills of general practitioners using different scoring methods

JJM Jansen, HJJM Berden, CPM van der Vleuten… - Resuscitation, 1997 - Elsevier
In this study we evaluated the practical performance of 70 general practitioners in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) before and after instruction and compared checklist …

Is prehospital advanced life support really necessary?

MR de la Roche - CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1987 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
P rehospital care by paramedics-emergency personnel trained in advanced life support
(ALS)-has been seen to reducemorbidity and mortality rates associated with some medical …

Impact of Lay-Administered CPR on Survival Rates

JA Ferguson - Canadian Family Physician, 1986 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sudden death accounts for between 20%-25% of all “new” coronary events. Until prevention
is better understood, the best and most effective treatment is the rapid provision of …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills of general practitioners using different scoring methods

RPTM Grol, JJ Rethans, CPM Verhoeff - academia.edu
In this study we evaluated the practical performance of 70 generai practitioners in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) before and after instruction and compared checklist …

WILLIAM A. GRAY, MD, ROBERT J. CAPONE, MD

AS MOST - Bioethics: Basic Writings on the Key Ethical …, 1993 - books.google.com
METHODS Rhode Island Hospital is a 719-bed university teaching hospital located in
Providence, the state's largest city. It functions as a community hospital for the greater …