Summary Background The American Heart Association recommends cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) by bystanders with chest compression only for adults who have cardiac …

Background: Although nurses are the most likely first responders to witness an in-hospital
cardiac arrest (IHCA) and provide treatment, little research has been undertaken to …

Background For persons who have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, the probability of
receiving bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) may be influenced by …

Context Occurrence of in-hospital cardiac arrest and survival patterns have not been
characterized by time of day or day of week. Patient physiology and process of care for in …

Background—There have been few studies on the effectiveness of bystander automated
external defibrillator (AED) use in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The objective of this study …

Background: Bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) increases patient
survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, but it is unknown to what degree bystander CPR …

Background: Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) after cardiac arrest protects from neurological
sequels and death and is recommended in guidelines. The Hypothermia Registry was …

Context Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a major public health problem. Objective To
investigate whether the survival of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest would improve …

Abstract The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) Advisory Statement
on Education and Resuscitation in 2003 included a hypothetical formula–'the formula for …

Background The role of rescue breathing in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed
by a layperson is uncertain. We hypothesized that the dispatcher instructions to bystanders …