title: Electrical therapies in cardiac arrest.
abstract: Recognition and appropriate treatment of ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia is an essential skill for healthcare providers. Appropriate defibrillation can improve survival and benefit patient outcome. Similarly, increased public access to automatic electronic defibrillators has been shown to improve out-of-hospital survival for cardiac arrest. When combined with high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation, electrical therapies are an important aspect of resuscitation in the patient with cardiac arrest. This article focuses on the use of electrical therapies, including defibrillation, cardiac pacing, and automated external defibrillators, in cardiac arrest.
authors: Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA. hab2t@virginia.edu
authors: Peter P
authors: PP
authors: Monteleone
authors: Heather A
authors: HA
authors: Borek
authors: Seth O
authors: SO
authors: Althoff
mesh_terms: D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods*; D047548:Defibrillators; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans