RT Book, Section
A1 Razmjou, Kasra
A1 Freeman, Brian S.
A2 Freeman, Brian S.
A2 Berger, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1135740590
T1 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259641770
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135740590
RD 2024/04/20
AB The  American  Heart  Association  (AHA)  estimates  295,000  out-of-hospital  cardiac  arrests  each  year.  About  3%–8%  of  these  patients  will  survive  to  discharge.  The  most  influential  variable  for  survival  is  the  time  interval  from  cardiovascular  collapse  until  defibrillation.  The  chance  of  survival  from  a  witnessed  ventricular  fibrillation  event  declines  by  7%–10%  for  every  minute  that  CPR  is  not  provided.  Thus,  adequate  training  in  Advanced  Cardiac  Life  Support  (ACLS)  is  imperative.  This  may  be  more  important  in  the  out-of-hospital  setting  where  only  one  provider  may  be  present  as  opposed  to  the  hospital  setting  where  a  team  of  providers  can  simultaneously  perform  chest  compressions,  defibrillation,  and  airway  management.