Cardiac Resuscitation

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THE technics of external electric cardiac stimulation1 and defibrillation2 have found considerable application in cardiac emergencies. Most recently the technic of external cardiac massage has also been advocated for use in similar emergencies.3 , 4 In the following case all three procedures were employed, and all three were apparently indispensable for the successful cardiac resuscitation.Case ReportH.M. (B.I.H. M141204), a previously well 60-year-old postal worker, entered the Emergency Ward on November 20, 1961, with a chief complaint of chest pain of 3 hours' duration.When first seen, he was sweating slightly, the lungs were clear, the heart was not enlarged, and . . .

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