Sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is the most time-critical medical emergency. In the
second paper of this Series on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, we considered important …

Background—Prior studies have identified key predictors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
(OHCA), but differences exist in the magnitude of these findings. In this meta-analysis, we …

Background Concern about the use of epinephrine as a treatment for out-of-hospital cardiac
arrest led the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation to call for a placebo …

Adult advanced life support (ALS) includes advanced interventions after basic life support
has started and when appropriate an automated external defibrillator (AED) has been used …

This executive summary provides the essential treatment algorithms for the resuscitation of
children and adults and highlights the main guideline changes since 2010. Detailed …

Importance There is wide variability among emergency medical systems (EMS) with respect
to transport to hospital during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) resuscitative efforts. The …

Objectives: To update the Society of Critical Care Medicine's guidelines for ICU admission,
discharge, and triage, providing a framework for clinical practice, the development of …

Heart rhythms associated with cardiac arrest are divided into two groups: shockable rhythms
(ventricular fibrillation/pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT)) and non-shockable rhythms …

The contributors to this statement were selected to ensure expertise in all the disciplines
relevant to post–cardiac arrest care. In an attempt to make this document universally …

Adult basic life support and use of automated external defibrillators; 4