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December 3, 1973JAMA

The author notes that prompt defibrillatory treatment of exertional cardiac arrest was entirely successful in 7 of 7 men in a prior report, contrasting with another report where 0 of 8 patients were resuscitated.

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Population

Patients experiencing instantaneous death or sudden death, including those with exertional cardiac arrest.

Design

Editorial

Authors

RBRobert A. Bruce

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Overview

Variable success in small exertional arrest series; leaves open whether prompt defibrillation improves survival.

Structured PICO

P
Population
Patients experiencing instantaneous death (within 30 seconds) or sudden death (over minutes to hours), including those with exertional cardiac arrest.
I
Intervention
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation
O
Outcome
Resuscitation successhard clinical

This letter highlights the potential for successful resuscitation in exertional cardiac arrest with prompt defibrillation, challenging the assertion that such events are universally fatal.

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Robert A. Bruce (1973) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a71015c31a3df8243293df3https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1973.03230100051019
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