Overview
Cardiorespiratory arrest involves the cessation of effective circulation and ventilation, necessitating immediate resuscitation efforts to restore vital functions 17.Diagnosis
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An Anesthesiologist's Perspective on the History of Basic Airway Management: The "Preanesthetic" Era-1700 to 1846. Anesthesiology 2016. link 52 McKinsey S, Perlman JM. Resuscitative interventions during simulated asystole deviate from the recommended timeline. Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition 2016. link 53 Cunningham C. Resuscitation training for emergency nurses in Africa. Emergency nurse : the journal of the RCN Accident and Emergency Nursing Association 2015. link 54 Porter JE, Cooper SJ, Taylor B. Family presence during resuscitation (FPDR): A survey of emergency personnel in Victoria, Australia. Australasian emergency nursing journal : AENJ 2015. link 55 Hall AK, Dagnone JD, Lacroix L, Pickett W, Klinger DA. Queen's simulation assessment tool: development and validation of an assessment tool for resuscitation objective structured clinical examination stations in emergency medicine. 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