Resuscitation
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No data have been published on the relationship between advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) training of the individual who initiates resuscitation efforts and survival to discharge. ⋯ Arrest discovery by nurses trained in ACLS is significantly and dramatically associated with higher survival-to-discharge rates.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Endobronchial application of high dose epinephrine in out of hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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Information from the Swedish Cardiac Arrest Registry was used to investigate: (a) The proportion of patients suffering an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who were given bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (B-CPR). (b) Where and by whom B-CPR was given. (c) The effect of B-CPR on survival. ⋯ In Sweden, the willingness and ability to perform B-CPR appears to be relatively widespread. More than half of B-CPR was performed by laypersons. B-CPR resulted in a two to threefold increase in survival.