Cardiac Arrest Care

摘要

Methods used to attempt resuscitation of persons who experience sudden death date back centuries, but it was not until Kouwenhoven et al published their findings on "closed-chest massage" that a new era of cardiac resuscitation began. Their work, along with advances in defibrillation, medications, airway management, and protocolizing basic and advanced cardiac life support, has helped move forward the science of resuscitation and the care provided by critical care and advanced practice nurses to improve morbidity and mortality after cardiac arrest.