• More data are available showing that high-quality CPR improves survival from cardiac
arrest, including–Ensuring chest compressions of adequate rate–Ensuring chest …

Publication of the 2015 American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines Update for
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) marks …

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 …

Importance Emergency medical services (EMS) commonly perform endotracheal intubation
(ETI) or insertion of supraglottic airways, such as the laryngeal tube (LT), on patients with out …

Background: The likelihood of neurologically favorable survival declines with prolonged
resuscitation. However, the ability of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) …

Adult advanced life support (ALS) includes advanced interventions after basic life support
has started and when appropriate an automated external defibrillator (AED) has been used …

This executive summary provides the essential treatment algorithms for the resuscitation of
children and adults and highlights the main guideline changes since 2010. Detailed …

Cardiac arrest effectiveness trials have traditionally reported outcomes that focus on
survival. A lack of consistency in outcome reporting between trials limits the opportunities to …

Background Antiarrhythmic drugs are used commonly in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest for
shock-refractory ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia, but without …

A doença cardíaca isquêmica, principal determinante da PCR, continua liderando as
causas de morte no mundo, e no Brasil não é diferente. 1, 2 Em 2013, nos Estados Unidos …