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Ong, Giok Juul and Brace, Samantha J. (2012) Improving outcomes from cardiac arrest - the pre-hospital contribution. International Paramedic Practice, 2 (1). pp. 85-86.
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Abstract
Despite the overall improvement in cardiovascular disease outcomes in the past decade, the survival of people following an Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) has remained relatively low, at about 5 to 10% (Sasson et al, 2010). This lack of improvement in OHCA survival is disappointing, however, there are currently several promising interventions emerging that demonstrate the potential to improve these outcomes in the future. The well-established methodological chain of survival that follows as rapidly as possible after an OHCA event, and the two procedures involved therein, can only be said to be as strong or reliable as the weakest link, with the central links depicting the integration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation as the fundamental components of early resuscitation in an attempt to restore life (Nolan et al 2006).
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: | International Paramedic Practice | ||||
Publisher: | MA Healthcare Ltd | ||||
Official Date: | 2012 | ||||
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Volume: | 2 | ||||
Number: | 1 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 85-86 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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