PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Alexander, Walter
ED  - Merchant, Raina M.
TI  - CPR Guidelines and Hypothermia Improve Survival
DP  - 2006  01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 28--29
VI  - 6
IP  - 5
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/6/5/28.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/6/5/28.full
AB  - Sudden cardiac arrest is a major public health concern, with more than 400,000 deaths annually in the United States alone. A patient's chance of survival drops by 7–10%/min when CPR is delayed after cardiac arrest. Widespread adherence to the new Advanced Cardiac Life Support/Emergency Cardiac Care guidelines for CPR and the increased use of therapeutic hypothermia may improve both of these statistics.