Cardiac Arrest

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IN recent years the challenging problem of cardiac resuscitation has become increasingly important, and there is a need for better appreciation of the methods and indications for cardiac resuscitation. The purpose of this paper is to report our experience at the Grace-New Haven Community Hospital with cardiac resuscitation during a five-year period from December, 1948, to January, 1954. Major emphasis is placed on the need for prompt recognition of cardiac arrest and on the other hand, the futility of cardiac resuscitation when other conditions incompatible with life already exist.The problem of an abrupt arrest of cardiac function is by . . .

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