Protective head-cooling during cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation: the original animal studies
Prolonged standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) does not reliably sustain brain viability during cardiac arrest. Pre-hospital adjuncts to standard CPR are needed in order to improve outcomes. A preliminary dog study demonstrated that surface cooling of the head during arrest and CPR can achie...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2010-02-01
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Series: | Neurology International |
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Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/ni/article/view/1562 |