title: Do modifications of the American Heart Association guidelines improve survival of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?
authors.forename: Gordon A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Ewy
mesh_terms: D000572:American Heart Association; D000818:Animals; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000592:standards*; D000075202:Contraindications; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004634:Emergency Medical Technicians / Q000523:psychology; D005392:First Aid; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D006336:Heart Massage; D006801:Humans; D007327:Insufflation; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014481:United States