Background Persistent shockable rhythms (refractory to or recurring after three or more defibrillation attempts) are ...

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 ...

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 ...

When implanting a subcutaneous ICD, routine defibrillation testing could be safely skipped when using a scoring system to ...

Millions of Brits don’t know how to perform CPR, a charity has warned, urging more people to learn the skill that can “double ...

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 ...