Background Access to cardiac services is essential for appropriate implementation of
evidence-based therapies to improve outcomes. The Cardiac Accessibility and Remoteness …

Background Multiplayer virtual world (MVW) technology creates opportunities to practice
medical procedures and team interactions using serious game software. This study aims to …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate a rapid cardiac ultrasound assessment performed
by trained non-expert sonographers integrated into the advanced cardiac life support …

Background Despite the importance of early effective bystander cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) to improve survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, the attitudes …

Mild-to-moderate therapeutic hypothermia after resuscitation from cardiac arrest is
neuroprotective, but its effect on postresuscitation myocardial dysfunction is not clear. We …

Background: The laryngeal mask airway (LMA) has been used in adult and pediatric
populations for decades. While the familiarity of its use in the neonatal population is …

Aim: In a case of cardiac arrest lay people in Republic of Slovenia rarely start basic life
support procedures. The aim of this study was to determine the extent of knowledge about …

Introduction Estimation of outcomes in patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)
soon after arrival at the hospital may help clinicians guide in-hospital strategies, particularly …

Background—Dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DA-CPR) attempts to
improve the management of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by laypersons who are unable to …

Improving survival and brain function after initial resuscitation from cardiac arrest remains a
critical challenge with few therapeutic options. The publication of several randomized …