title: Cardiac resuscitation through the intact chest.
abstract: External cardiac compression and external defibrillation were successful in resuscitating 27 consecutive dogs after the production of ventricular fibrillation. Twelve patients survived following circulatory arrest treated with closed chest cardiac compression and, when indicated, defibrillation. Five additional patients were successfully resuscitated but died in the hospital. In fifteen cases, resuscitation was not successful.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D004285:Dogs; D004554:Electric Countershock; D006321:Heart; D006323:Heart Arrest; D006801:Humans; D012151:Resuscitation; D013909:Thorax; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation
keywords: HEART ARREST; RESUSCITATION