ECRI Institute has released an updated comparison on cardiac resuscitators used during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Resuscitation Devices
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Use of therapeutic hypothermia is used to prevent neurological damage in patients who suffer sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), and there are many advocates suggesting a similar approach can help improve... -
Heart Attack Victim Survives After Nearly Three Hours of CPR
A 56-year-old man who had a heart attack survived and is recovering at home after receiving two hours and forty-five minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The length of CPR time is...
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Large Randomized Trial: Lucas Chest Compression System Effective, Reliable in Pre-hospital Cardiac Arrest
The main results of the large randomized LINC study, which compared the effectiveness of the Lucas mechanical chest compression system to high quality manual chest compressions, were presented at...
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The Philips InnerCool RTx system was used in the CHILL-MI study for use in STEMI patients.
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LIFEPAK 20/20e defibrillator/monitor platform
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