Two decades of advancement in public health and community strategies regarding cardiac arrest response has paid off with more ...

Among those with shockable rhythms, survival increased from 13.4% to 33.5% for women and from 15.4% to 38.2% for men.

In one study of over 13,000 patients with cardiac arrest, survival was as high as 35% in patients with one of the "shockable" rhythms, and less than 2% in patients with a non-shockable rhythm.

A significant advantage to long-term survival was observed in patients with a shockable initial rhythm versus those without (HR 0.30, 95% CI 0.23 to 0.39; P <.001).

Overdose-related arrests also had lower rates of shockable first monitored arrest rhythms vs. cardiac arrests attributable to other causes (5.1% vs. 20.9%; P < .001).

Cardiac arrest survival rates have risen significantly over the past two decades, even as overall incidence rates remain stable, according to a major new study from King County, Washington. The ...

Administration of epinephrine within 4 minutes after first automatic external defibrillator shock for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with initial shockable rhythm may improve survival and ...

"Shockable rhythm should receive immediate defibrillation and continuous chest-compression, rather than ventilatory support. However, non-shockable rhythm could benefit from oxygen delivery with AAM." ...