Cardiac Arrest. A Report of Application of External Cardiac Massage on Three Patients.
- Author:
Sung In SONG
1
;
Kwang Won PARK
;
Hung Kun OH
;
Ian S ROBB
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH: Heart; Heart Arrest*; Heart Massage*; Humans; Hypothermia; Resuscitation; Survival Rate
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal 1962;3(1):71-73
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Three patients who were resuscitated with external cardiac massage are reported, who recovered completely without any neurological damage. In all cases, cardiac and respiratory resuscitation was started not later than 2 minutes after arrest-respiration and heart beat returned within 7 minutes. Hypothermia was done in two cases after resuscitation to promote easier recovery. All cases recovered completely without any neurological damage or complications, thus showing a 100% survival rate. Closed cardiac massage proved to be effective in these cases of cardiac arrest.
