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Vigilance awareness and a phone line

The time cost of pre-hospital IV access and intubation

Survival rate and factors associated with 1 month survivability from VF and VT

Socio-economic status affects bystander CPR

Shock outcome prediction with manual and AC-DC CPR

Retension of ACLS and BLS skills by Nurses

Out of hospital cardiac arrest shock or CPR first

In hospital cardiac arrest shock or CPR first

Helicopter rescue and prehospital care for drowning children

Environmental factors encountered during out of hospital intubation

Effects of intra and pre arrest hypothermia on VF and resuscitation

Delay prior to calling 911 is associated with increased mortality

Cost effectiveness of pre-hospital CPAP

Compression feedback devices overestimate compression depth when on a bed

Assessment of CPR skills of 10 to 11 year old children

Abdominal rather than chest compressions after cardiac surgery

Abdominal compression CPR ventilates and provides circulation

A manikin based study on CPR skills at a medical rally

Influence of negative end expiratory pressure ventilation on hemodynamic variables during severe hemorrhagic shock

Influence of ventilation strategies on survival in severe controlled hemorrhagic shock

A randomized clinical trial comparing the efficacy of continuous nebulized albuterol

Advanced life support for out-of-hospital respiratory distress

Cardiac arrests in skilled nursing facilities

Cardiocerebral resuscitation improves survival of patients with out of hospital cardiac arrest

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation by bystanders with chest compression only

Comparative study of airway management techniques with restricted access to patient airway

CPR training and CPR performance - do trained bystanders perform CPR?

Does the number of system paramedics affect clinical benchmark thresholds

Effectiveness of prehospital continuous positive airway pressure in the management of acute pulmonary edema

Effects of epinephrine and vasopressin on end tidal CO2 tension

Efficacy of chest compression-only BLS CPR in the presence of an occluded airway

Expedited transfer for primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Frequency of skeletal chest injuries associated with cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Frequent and rare complications of resuscitation attempts

Illumination of bulb-on-blade laryngoscopes in the out-of-hospital setting

Induction of therapeutic hypothermia during prehospital CPR using ice-cold intravenous fluids

Inter-rater reliability and comfort in the application of a basic life support termination

Public perception of and willingness to perform bystander CPR in Japan

Survival After In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

The effect of pulse oximetry on emergency medical technician decision making

The use of noninvasive ventilation in emergency department patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema

Unrecognized misplacement of endotracheal tubes by ground prehospital providers

Will emergency health care providers respond to mass casualty incidents

Does compression only CPR generate adequate passive ventilation during cardiac arrest

Does the type of out-of-hospital airway interfere with other CPR tasks

Effectiveness of bystrander-initiated cardiac-only resuscitation

Prehospital procedures before Emergency Department Thopracotomy - scoop and run saves lives

Quality of closed chest compression in ambulance vehicles

The relationship between shocks and survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients initially found in PEA or asystole

Does an AED Algorithm with more CPR impact out-of-hospital cardiac arrest prognosis?

Transfer of care is associated with longer unsuccessful resuscitations

Ventilation Practice during in-hospital cardiac arrest

Unrecognized esophageal intubation in trauma room patients intubated by emergency physicians

Capnography versus impedance: In search of an optimal strategy for ventilation detection during cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation.

Influence of ventilation strategies on survival in severe controlled hemorrhagic shock.

The early minutes of in-hospital cardiac arrest – Shock or CPR? A prospective study

Does dual operator CPR help minimize interruptions in chest compressions?

Standard Bystander CPR versus chest compressions only in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Estimates of cost-effectiveness of pre-hospital Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the management of acute pulmonary oedema

Delay prior to calling 911 is associated with increased mortality after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Effects of 30:2 chest compression /Ventilation ratio on oxygen consumption and fatigue of French medical emergency personnel during cardio pulmonary resuscitation

Quality of CPR during transport of patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Minimizing Stomach Inflation versus Optimizing Chest Compressions