In contrast to adults, cardiac arrest in infants and children does not usually result from a
primary cardiac cause. More often it is the terminal result of progressive respiratory failure or …

This section of the 2010 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC addresses cardiac arrest in
situations that require special treatments or procedures beyond those provided during basic …

Abstract These European Resuscitation Council (ERC) Cardiac Arrest in Special
Circumstances guidelines are based on the 2020 International Consensus on …

These guidelines contain recommendations for basic life support (BLS) and advanced life
support (ALS) for adult patients and are based on the best available resuscitation science …

Irrespective of the cause of cardiac arrest, early recognition and calling for help, including
appropriate management of the deteriorating patient, early defibrillation, high-quality …

Worldwide, approximately 300 million people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds have
asthma. 296 T he worldwide prevalence of asthma symptoms ranges from 1 to 18% of the …

In this focused update, the American Heart Association provides updated guidance for
resuscitation of patients with cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, and refractory shock due to …

Dr. Stoelting's best-selling and highly acclaimed text, Pharmacology and Physiology in
Anesthetic Practice, is now in its thoroughly updated Fourth Edition. In 60 concise, clearly …

The use of cocaine has evolved from chewing the leaves of the Erythroxylon coca bush
thousands of years ago, to purification of cocaine hydrochloride over 100 years ago and its …

Methods The Writing Committee conducted a comprehensive search of the medical
literature concerning cocaine-associated chest pain and MI. The literature search included …