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 ...

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.

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.

"Our findings reinforce the concept that CPR with early recognition of shockable rhythms remains a most important aspect of successful cardiac resuscitation," added Dr. Nadkarni, "but clearly, we ...

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

However, non-shockable patients treated with AAM showed better outcomes." A shockable rhythm indicates receptivity to defibrillation, while a non-shockable rhythm is treated with only CPR, often ...