The need for separate analyses of survival for "in-home" arrests versus "out-of-home" arrests in the determination of whether it is best to shock first or perform 3 min of CPR before the first defibrillation; in patients with ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest when the ambulance response time is greater than 5 min.
Rottenberg
Eric M
EM
D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D004554:Electric Countershock; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*