Using chest compressions first just as successful as immediate defibrillation after cardiac arrest
Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 04:35
in Health & Medicine
Chest compressions before defibrillation in patients with sudden cardiac arrest is equally successful as immediate treatment with an electrical defibrillator, according to a new study by the University of Michigan Health System.
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