Japan-based study involving Osaka University finds valuable correlation between use of advanced airway management and ECG rhythms indicating need/non-need for defibrillation during out-of-hospital ...

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

The study is entitled, “Development and Validation of a Convolution Neural Network Algorithm for Shockable Arrhythmia Classification Within A Next-Generation Automated External Defibrillator ...

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 ...

As soon as Armijo arrived at Medical City Plano, paramedics were able to work side-by-side with the ECMO team, giving him constant care. "If you have the shockable rhythm without ECMO, survival to ...

The Utility of Therapeutic Hypothermia for Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome Patients With an Initial Non-Shockable Rhythm. Circulation, November 2015 DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.016317; ...

HealthDay News — For patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with non-shockable initial rhythm, each minute delay in epinephrine administration is associated with reduced survival ...

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.

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 16, 2015 -- Lowering the body's temperature of cardiac arrest patients with "non-shockable" heart rhythms increases survival rates and brain function, according to new research ...

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 ...