Heart rhythms associated with cardiac arrest are divided into two groups: shockable rhythms (VF or pVT) and non-shockable rhythms (asystole and pulseless electrical activity or PEA). In the latter ...

A drawing of what a rhythm strip showing PEA could look like The possible mechanisms by which the above conditions can cause pulseless in PEA are the same as those recognized as producing circulatory ...

that can guide resuscitative efforts in pulseless electrical activity (PEA) cardiac arrests. We studied the predictive potential of presenting prehospital ECGs on survival for patients with ...

In July 2023, rising US basketball star Bronny James collapsed on the court during practice and was sent to hospital. The 18-year-old athlete, son of famous LA Lakers’ veteran LeBron James, had ...

In fact, they may have had a cardiac arrest. This is almost certainly the case when they have died within a few minutes of falling over. On top of the shock that a loved one is so suddenly dead ...

Researchers used data from the Portland Cardiac Arrest Epidemiologic Registry, which comprehensively recorded the placement position of defibrillation pads from July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2023.

Patients with cardiac arrest were randomized to 40 IU vasopressin ... The initial cardiac rhythm was VF in 9.2% versus 9.3%, pulseless electrical activity in 7.7% versus 8.3%, and asystole in ...

People who experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest often require care at a regional center for continued treatment after resuscitation, but many do not initially present to the hospital where they ...

The bill was introduced by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6th Dist.) after nearly a decade-long quest to improve sudden cardiac arrest training in schools. It passed with bipartisan support in a voice ...

Sudden cardiac arrest hits some 60,000 Canadians out of hospital each year. The heart abruptly stops beating, blood circulation and breathing halts, and when it happens outside a hospital ...