MeSH tree: G09.330.100.847
A new study by emergency medicine researchers at UC Davis Health set out to assess the effects of naloxone administration by first responders treating patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OA-OHCA). The study, published ...
May 29, 2026
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Giving adrenaline to hospital patients whose heart has stopped is very effective, and can increase the chance of bringing their heart rate back to normal by a factor of five.
Jan 7, 2026
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Joshua Lupton, M.D., has no memory of his own cardiac arrest in 2016. He only knows that first responders resuscitated his heart with a shock from a defibrillator, ultimately leading to his complete recovery and putting him ...
Sep 20, 2024
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Patients who overdose on opioids and have a pulse are often given naloxone (Narcan) by first responders, a common life-saving measure.
Aug 20, 2024
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When it comes to treating cardiac arrest, acting quickly can mean the difference between life and death.
Jul 29, 2024
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A person's chance of surviving while receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for cardiac arrest in hospital declines rapidly from 22% after one minute to less than 1% after 39 minutes, finds a US study published by ...
Feb 7, 2024
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After examining 298 patients who experienced cardiac arrest, researchers found that ECG markers can provide a clue as to how the treatment is working—as much as four to five minutes into the future.
May 16, 2023
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Hospital inpatients have better prospects of surviving a cardiac arrest in large hospitals and well-resourced wards, and daytime cardiac arrests are also associated with better chances of survival, a University of Gothenburg ...
Apr 18, 2023
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