Research indicates that non-shockable cardiac arrest is associated with higher mortality rates compared to cardiac arrest cases wherein shockable rhythms such as ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ...
A 27 year old male, occasional tobacco chewer, non-diabetic, and normotensive presented with chest pain of 2 hours duration and was brought to the ER in an unconscious state, pulseless, and with a ...
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 ...
Ventricular tachycardia (v-tach or VT) is a very fast heart rhythm that begins in the ventricles. The condition most commonly affects people who have heart disorders, such as coronary artery disease ...
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 ...
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