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Many nurses will be familiar with the defibrillator on a resuscitation trolley in hospitals but may be less confident to use one as part of a resuscitation attempt outside of the hospital setting.

Jevon P (2011) Defibrillation 2: using defibrillators in hospital. Nursing Times; 107: 39, early online publication. Patients who have a cardiac arrest in hospital should, if it is indicated, be ...

A key concept in the successful treatment of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is the strategy known as the “chain of survival,” which emphasizes a system-of-care approach that includes ...

As of January this year, Aotearoa New Zealand became just the second country (after Canada) to adopt a groundbreaking new procedure for patients experiencing cardiac arrest. Known as “double ...

In the UK, around 60,000 people have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest every year, and less than 1 in 10 people survive.

The study included 24 emergency medical systems in Ontario, Canada. All patients 18 years of age or older who had an arrest of presumed cardiac cause and who were treated by EMTs trained in the use of ...