Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for cardiac arrest: The importance of uninterrupted chest compressions in cardiac arrest resuscitation

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1630-1638

  Cunningham, Lee M ^a   Mattu, Amal ^b   O'Connor, Robert E ^a   Brady, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHYXIA; BLOOD OXYGENATION; CARDIOCEREBRAL RESUSCITATION; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DEFIBRILLATION; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEART ARREST; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN MASK; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; THORAX PRESSURE; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 84869446174     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.02.015     Document Type: Review

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