Current approaches to cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Rudra, P.; Fletcher, S.J.
Acute Medicine 8(3): 106-110
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1747-4884 PMID: 21603660 Document Number: 17105
Cardiac arrest occurs when there is abrupt cessation of effective pumping activity of the heart. Among the likely causes are ventricular asystole (electrical or mechanical), pulseless ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. Clinically this may present as 'sudden cardiac death'.
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