Using chest compressions first just as successful as immediate defibrillation after cardiac arrest
Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 07:28
in Health & Medicine
In cardiac arrest, is it best to start pumping on the victim's chest or give an immediate shock to the heart? A new study has found that both rescue strategies are effective, yet chest compressions before defibrillation may be best in events where emergency response times are longer than five minutes.
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