It's these devices, more than CPR itself, that can save lives in cardiac arrest caused by a shockable rhythm. But many people "have walked by a defibrillator in an airport fifty times and have no ...

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

The proportion of cardiac arrests involving non-shockable rhythms increases with age. In this multinational sample, almost 90% of the CPR attempts on patients over 80 involved non-shockable rhythms.

A shockable rhythm indicates receptivity to defibrillation, while a non-shockable rhythm is treated with only CPR, often accompanied by intravenous adrenaline.

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 ...

In cardiac arrest, the speed and type of treatment can literally mean life or death in the immediate term, but can also affect health outcomes after successful resuscitation. During out-of ...

"We found out that he had a shockable rhythm, so I figured, 'Oh my God, he probably had a heart attack,'" Ali said. The driver, Terry Dion, said he doesn't remember a thing.