December 1, 2003-- New is not always better, a point convincingly illustrated by the Out-of-Hospital Rectilinear Biphasic Investigational Trial (ORBIT), which failed to show any advantage in the ...

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOH-CA) is the main cause of cardiac death, and it affects approximately 1000 Americans every day. When cardiac arrest occurs, the difference between life and death ...

As the use of automated external defibrillation (AED) devices outside of hospital settings increases, the scientific medical community has not agreed on the optimal energy levels for initial and ...

The incidence of biphasic anaphylactic reactions appeared to be quite low in patients treated with corticosteroids, according to study results. Patients with a previous history of drug-related ...