Hospital resuscitation of cardiac arrest patients.
Resuscitation of collapsed cardiac patients is often a not-too-successful affair. It has been repeatedly emphasised that the most important aspect of cardiac resuscitation is early access, early recognition of ventricular fibrillation and early defibrillation in patients with ventricular fibrillation. However, the co-ordination of the various phases of cardiac resuscitation itself, which is often forgotten, would need a good organisation so that a systematic assessment of the patient can be done while resuscitation is in progress. In this report, we describe a case of successful prolonged cardiac resuscitation with emphasis on the organisation of resuscitation as well as early defibrillation. We would also like to emphasise that all procedures that were done were performed correctly and their effects on the monitored patient were assessed frequently so as to maximise efficiency, myocardial salvage and patient survival.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital.
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D000368:Aged; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team