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https://read.qxmd.com/read/20956222/part-6-electrical-therapies-automated-external-defibrillators-defibrillation-cardioversion-and-pacing-2010-american-heart-association-guidelines-for-cardiopulmonary-resuscitation-and-emergency-cardiovascular-care
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Mark S Link, Dianne L Atkins, Rod S Passman, Henry R Halperin, Ricardo A Samson, Roger D White, Michael T Cudnik, Marc D Berg, Peter J Kudenchuk, Richard E Kerber
The recommendations for electrical therapies described in this section are designed to improve survival from SCA and life-threatening arrhythmias. Whenever defibrillation is attempted, rescuers must coordinate high-quality CPR with defibrillation to minimize interruptions in chest compressions and to ensure immediate resumption of chest compressions after shock delivery. The high first-shock efficacy of newer biphasic defibrillators led to the recommendation of single shocks plus immediate CPR instead of 3-shock sequences that were recommended prior to 2005 to treat VF...
November 2, 2010: Circulation
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