The global incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is 213.1 (SD ± 177) per 100 000 population. 1 More than 20 000 people have out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year in Canada, where ...
TANGO2 (Telephone Assisted CPR. AN evaluation of efficacy amonGst cOmpression only and standard CPR) trial is a randomized clinical trial designed to test whether CPR performed by trained laypersons ...
Background: American Heart Association cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) guidelines recommend a chest compression rate of at least 100 compressions/min, but provide no guidance for an upper rate ...
People who suffer cardiac arrest - in which the heart stops beating - were less likely to die in subsequent years when bystanders performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation using chest compressions only, ...
The 2010 American Heart Association guidelines suggested an increase in cardiopulmonary resuscitation compression depth with a target >50 mm and no upper limit. This target is based on limited ...
Abstract: The quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is often inconsistent and frequently fails to meet recommended guidelines. One promising approach to address this problem is for clinicians ...