Cardiac Arrest

Quality Makes the Difference

Fifty years after the introduction of CPR, we clearly know that immediate, uninterrupted and properly performed CPR saves lives. We know how to do CPR; now we must close the gap between knowing how to do CPR and the way we actually perform CPR. Providers now have more opportunity than ever to improve survival from sudden cardiac arrest. The focus must shift from “Do CPR” to “Do CPR right.”

Posted Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Making Sudden Cardiac Arrest a Reportable Condition

Making sudden cardiac arrest a reportable condition could help increase survival rates.

Posted Thursday, October 28, 2010

Have 2005 AHA Guidelines Improved Cardiac Arrest Survival?

Study compares cardiac arrest survival rates.

Posted Monday, October 4, 2010

Salt Lake City Begins 12-Lead System

Burckhard said the program has already saved two lives.

Posted Monday, September 13, 2010

Oklahoma Woman Thanks Life-Saving Paramedics

Patient was defibrillated nine times.

Posted Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Reaction to the ROC Study & Randomized Resuscitation Trials

Research needed on cardiac arrest combination treatments in a systems-based approach.

Posted Monday, August 30, 2010

FDNY Increases Hypothermia Treatment Delivery

Phase II of Project Hypothermia launched.

Posted Wednesday, August 4, 2010

New Hampshire Worker Killed in Roller Accident

Investigators work to determine how employee went through rollers.

Posted Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Combine AHA Recommendations for Better Outcomes

There’s no silver bullet for cardiac arrest resuscitation.

Posted Thursday, July 1, 2010

When Dead Is Only Mostly Dead: Understanding which causes of sudden cardiac death have good outcomes

EMS providers sometimes approach cardiac arrest assuming it will end poorly. But certain causes of cardiac arrest can allow for excellent outcomes despite prolonged CPR.

Posted Monday, March 9, 2009