Codeveloped by the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross, these
guidelines represent the first comprehensive update of first aid treatment recommendations …

Infants are exceptionally fragile and physically vulnerable who need special healthcare.
Continuous monitoring of vital information of infants is essential for understanding their …

Aims During out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), an automatic external defibrillator (AED)
analyzes the cardiac rhythm every two minutes; however, 80% of refibrillations occur within …

Importance While widely measured, the time-varying association between exhaled end-tidal
carbon dioxide (EtCO 2) and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) outcomes is unclear …

Aim The aim of this study was to summarize the existing evidence about the effectiveness of
double defibrillation (DD) in comparison to standard defibrillation for patients with refractory …

Although cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) includes lifesaving maneuvers, it might be
associated with a wide spectrum of iatrogenic injuries. Among these, acute lung injury (ALI) …

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of sudden death in athletes during high-
level, organised sport. Patient-related and event-related factors provide an opportunity for …

Background Rapid public defibrillation with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) is
critical to improving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival. Concerns about AED theft and …

The management of foreign body airway obstruction has evolved over time from back blows
and chest thrusts to abdominal thrusts. However, current guidelines worldwide are based on …

Aim To review and summarize existing literature and knowledge gaps regarding
interventions that have been tested to optimize dispatcher-assisted CPR (DA-CPR) …