Tag: CARD
Naloxone Aids Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes, Regardless of Drug Use
Benefits include increased rates of return of spontaneous circulation
Disparities in Improved Survival Linked to Bystander CPR
All individuals have higher survival with bystander CPR, but the association is weakest for Blacks and women
Patch-Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Safe and Effective
Low rates of adverse cutaneous effects seen with successful, appropriate life-saving shocks
Vigorous Exercise Does Not Increase Long QTS-Associated Cardiac Event Rate
Neither vigorous nor nonvigorous exercise was superior in any of the groups or subgroups examined
Women More Likely to Experience Anxiety, Depression After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Study also revealed men and women have reduction in employment, median income
Education, Simulation Training Prepares Staff for Emergency Resternotomy
More respondents report being prepared to be members of care team for emergency sternotomy after intervention
Time-Dependent Probabilities of Favorable Outcomes Examined After CPR
For patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest, probabilities of favorable outcomes decrease with duration of CPR
Higher Survival Rates Seen for Overdose-Attributable Cardiac Arrest
For patients presenting with nonshockable rhythms, OD-OHCA has significantly higher survival rates with good neurological outcome
AHA: Lung Inflation Occurs Infrequently With Ventilation During 30:2 CPR
Better outcomes seen for patients with ventilation waveforms in ≥50 percent of pauses in CPR
Incidence of Drug Overdose-Related Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Up Fivefold
Substantial differences in presentation and outcomes seen by drug profile
