From Laboratory Science to Six EMS Systems: New Understanding of the Physiology of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Increases Survival Rates after Cardiac Arrest

摘要

ObjectiveThe purpose of this study is to: 1) describe a newly discovered mechanism of blood flow to the brain during CPR using the impedance threshold device (ITD) in a piglet model of cardiac arrest, and 2) describe the survival benefits in humans of applying all of the highly recommended changes in the 2005 Guidelines related to increasing circulation during CPR, including use of the ITD, from 6 EMS systems in the United States