Aug. 12, 2004 — Early access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) doubles the rate of survival to discharge in patients having out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, while implementation of advanced ...
There is no association between prehospital advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) and survival to hospital discharge in patients suffering from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). ACLS is, however, ...
Boston, MA - Significantly more cardiac arrest patients with shock-resistant ventricular fibrillation (VF) survived to hospital admission when given amiodarone instead of lidocaine, according to a ...