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Feasibility of early double sequential defibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: the double-D randomised pilot trial

Background Double sequential defibrillation (DSD) is a promising treatment for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest ...

AI system detects sudden cardiac death risk, identifying thousands more patients annually

Each year in the U.S., more than 300,000 people die from sudden cardiac arrest, a condition in which the heart's electrical ...
Healio

Automated detection of cardiac arrest via wrist-worn device may be feasible

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Automatic detection of cardiac arrest via wrist-worn device was shown as feasible for the first time. The device ...
Medical Xpress

New smart technology in wearable wristband may detect cardiac arrest

A smart-technology wearable wristband device may be able to automatically detect cardiac arrest, which could lead to faster medical assistance and increased survival odds when cardiac arrest occurs ...
talker

Smart wristbands may help prevent cardiac arrest deaths

A smart wristband may help prevent deaths from cardiac arrest, according to new research. The wearable technology could lead to quicker responses for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests among heart ...
qualitysafety.bmj

Crisis management during anaesthesia: cardiac arrest

1 Professor and Head, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2 Director of Research and Development, ...
Frontiers

Case Report: Effective extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitationin prolonged cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest is a major cause of mortality, and outcomes after prolonged conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CCPR) are often poor. Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), ...
The Lancet

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory cardiac arrest

qUniversity of Minnesota Center for Resuscitation Medicine and Division of Cardiology, Minneapolis, MN, USA rDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins ...
qualitysafety.bmj

Crisis management during anaesthesia: tachycardia

1 Senior Staff Specialist and Director, Sydney Medical Simulation Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 2 Director, Research and Development, Sydney Medical ...
ahajournals.org

Artificial Intelligence Model Predicts Sudden Cardiac Arrest Manifesting With Pulseless Electric Activity Versus Ventricular Fibrillation

There is no specific treatment for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) manifesting as pulseless electric activity (PEA) and survival rates are low; unlike ventricular fibrillation (VF), which is treatable by ...
BMJ

Randomised trial comparing the recording ability of a novel, electronic emergency documentation system with the AHA paper cardiac arrest record

3 Department of Surgery and the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Institute for Simulation and Interprofessional Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA ...