Scoping reviews offer flexibility when reviewing literature that spans multiple, diverse methodologies and allow a broad overview of a topic to be created. As such, they have been described as an...
As the most serious cardiac rhythm disturbance, VF causes disordered cardiac electrical activity resulting in rapid, unsynchronised ventricular contractions, reduced pumping-action, collapse and...
Hands-off time is any time interval where chest compressions are not being done while a patient is in cardiac arrest. In general, the goal during CPR is to minimise hands-off time and maximise chest...
‘A person competent in advanced first aid (including oxygen administration and the use of an automated external defibrillator). A first responder may be a salaried/non-salaried member of a...
Despite much media hype, compression-only CPR is only effective for short periods in individuals who suffer a sudden primary cardiac arrest. Recent studies suggest conventional CPR has better overall...
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