The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation initiated a continuous review of new,
peer-reviewed published cardiopulmonary resuscitation science. This is the fifth annual …

This is the sixth annual summary of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation
International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular …

Background: Basic life support education for schoolchildren has become a key initiative to
increase bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation rates. Our objective was to review the …

Importance Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a major health problem associated with poor
outcomes. Early recognition and intervention are critical for patient survival. Bystander …

Background The effect of bystander interventions on long-term functional outcomes among
survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has not been extensively studied. Methods We …

Background—Uncertainty remains over optimal antithrombotic treatment of patients with
atrial fibrillation presenting with myocardial infarction and/or undergoing percutaneous …

Importance Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is associated with low survival, but early
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation can improve outcomes if more widely …

Background Dispatching citizen responders through a smartphone application (app) holds
the potential to increase bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation in …

Background: Bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) increases patient
survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, but it is unknown to what degree bystander CPR …

Background—Despite wide dissemination, use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in
community settings is limited. We assessed how AED accessibility affected coverage of …