TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 15. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation A1 - Abella, Benjamin S. A1 - Hoek, Terry L. Vanden A1 - Alvarado, Jason A1 - Becker, Lance B. A2 - Hall, Jesse B. A2 - Schmidt, Gregory A. A2 - Wood, Lawrence D.H. Y1 - 2005 N1 - T2 - Principles of Critical Care, 3e AB - Most cardiac arrests in the community setting occur as a result of coronary artery disease and cardiac ischemia.Given the high mortality of cardiac arrest, prevention is crucial.Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and rapid defibrillation are the keys to successful resuscitation from cardiac arrest.Advanced Cardiopulmonary Life Support (ACLS) guidelines provide treatment algorithms for the different cardiac rhythms of arrest.Automatic external defibrillators provide a means for rapid defibrillation by the public. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2023/09/27 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=2283482 ER -