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The new resuscitation guidelines permit compressions before delayed, defibrillation, a change that has generally been welcomed. The benefits are generally assumed to relate to the immediate provision of limited coronary perfusion with protection or replenishment of myocardial metabolic reserves. In this paper we argue that the concept is inadequate to explain many experimental and clinical observations...
Background and purpose. Although the event which leads to a cardiac arrest call being made is sudden, experience suggests that some arrests are preceded by a more gradual deterioration. Treatment is more successful if it is started before, rather than after, the arrest. Could we identify common antecedents to cardio-respiratory arrest in patients on general hospital wards, enabling earlier intervention?Methods...
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