BACKGROUND Cardiopulmonary arrest in children is an uncommon event, and often fatal. Resuscitation is often attempted, but at what point, and under what circumstances do continued attempts to re-establish circulation become futile? The uncertainty around these questions can lead to unintended distress to the family and to the resuscitation team. OBJECTIVES To define the likely outcomes of car...

RATIONALE Pulmonary embolism-induced cardiac arrest should not be given up arbitrarily, knowing that the etiology of pulmonary embolism is reversible in most cases. PATIENT CONCERNS We present a case of continuous resuscitation lasting approximately 4 hours, during which 21 episodes of cardiac arrest occurred in a 46-year-old man who sustained high-level paraplegia after a road traffic accide...

Background: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a medical emergency intervention aimed at ending life-threatening cardiovascular arrest as quickly possible. However, the ethics of starting CPR in patients who have incurable and terminal disease matter controversy. This ethical dilemma affects cancer particular, they are often suffering from advanced palliative situation. Few data yet availab...

Chest compressions have been suggested to provide passive ventilation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Measurements of this ventilatory mechanism only performed upon arrival out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients in the emergency department. Lung and thoracic characteristics rapidly change following arrest, possibly limiting effectiveness after prolonged resuscitation efforts. Goal study ...

Cardiac arrest occurs only about once in every 30.000 late pregnancy, and survival from such an event is exceptional. Not only is cardiac arrest a feared entity in this population, but it is also unexpected and catastrophic. For this reason, it is necessary that the obstetric anesthesiologist be knowledgeable about the risk factors for cardiac arrest, the physical changes in the parturient and ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the outcomes of patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). DESIGN A cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad from January 2005 to December 2005. PATIENTS AND METHODS Data were collected retrospectively of all adult patients who underwent CPR. Clinical outcomes of interest were survival at the end of CPR an...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to determine cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) knowledge of hospital providers and whether knowledge affects performance of effective compressions during a simulated cardiac arrest. METHODS This cross-sectional study evaluated the CPR knowledge and performance of medical students and ED personnel with current CPR certification. We collected data re...

INTRODUCTION The relationship between collapse to emergency medical service (EMS) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) interval and outcome has been well documented. However, most studies have only analyzed cases of cardiac origin and Vf (ventricular fibrillation)/pulseless VT (ventricular tachycardia). We sought to examine all causes of cardiac arrest and analyze the relationship between collap...