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Whittington, A. and Perkins, Gavin D. (2013) Compression-only CPR may improve survival for patients in cardiac arrest due to shockable rhythms treated by bystanders with public access defibrillation. Evidence-Based Medicine, Volume 18 (Number 5). Article Number e47. doi:10.1136/eb-2013-101250 ISSN 1356-5524.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/eb-2013-101250
Abstract
Less than 1 in 10 victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) survive.1 Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) doubles the chances of survival,2 yet is only undertaken in one-third of cases.3 Chest compression-only CPR (CCCPR) has emerged as an alternative to standard CPR, which includes compressions and ventilations. This method is easier to learn and retain and eliminates the necessity for mouth-to-mouth contact (which may be an impediment to a bystander starting CPR). Furthermore, it reduces potentially harmful interruptions in chest compressions caused during ventilations.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Evidence-Based Medicine | ||||
Publisher: | B M J Group | ||||
ISSN: | 1356-5524 | ||||
Official Date: | 2013 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 18 | ||||
Number: | Number 5 | ||||
Article Number: | Article Number e47 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1136/eb-2013-101250 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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