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The 59-year-old patient, who lived alone, phoned 999 after experiencing breathing difficulties at 4.14am on November 29, 2008 and died after suffering a cardiopulmonary arrest.

He died as a result of cardiopulmonary arrest due to sepsis.

Falls remain a leading cause of injury and death

She complained of chest pain and "feeling hot," and then began seizing and suffered a cardiopulmonary arrest. Because of the release of intracellular potassium from lysed RBCs, her serum potassium rose to 7.2 mEq/L.

Overheated dialysate: a case study and review

A 16-year-old male, with a history of recurrent asthma, presented in cardiopulmonary arrest due to spontaneous bilateral pneumothorax.

A patient with intractable posthypoxic myoclonus (Lance-Adams syndrome) treated with sodium oxybate

ABSTRACT To increase cardiopulmonary arrest survival, the American Heart Association developed basic and advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) courses that expose participants to realistic learning situations.

Learning advanced cardiac life support: a comparison study of the effects of low- and high-fidelity simulation

The formation of the RRT stems from the fact that most patients have abnormalities of vital signs, laboratory or some other aspect of their condition in the eight hours prior to cardiopulmonary arrest. It is thought that early intervention in these patients would prevent the subsequent arrest.

Rapid response, better outcomes: a Texas VA improves ICU outcomes with an automated clinical data surveillance application

Paul Chan of the University of Missouri in Kansas City and colleagues studied whether such rapid response teams helped reduce hospital-wide incidents of cardiopulmonary arrest and death rates.

Special teams set up to spot patients at risk of having cardiac or respiratory arrests in US hospitals do not save lives and may not be a good use of resources, researchers said

The cause of death was listed as cardiopulmonary arrest, cardiogenic shock, and myocardial infarction.

Did PSA finding get lost in the shuffle?

from a spontaneous aneurysm or blunt trauma) can cause sudden cardiopulmonary arrest. (2, 3) Case reports suggest that individuals with a history of alcohol abuse may be particularly susceptible.

Brain contusion/sudden cardiopulmonary arrest syndrome in A Painful Case from James Joyce's Dubliners

24, 2006, of cardiopulmonary arrest caused by lung cancer in Burke, Va.

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This is one reason we have achieved a 40% survival to discharge rate for cardiopulmonary arrest patients.

Dale Medical Products AACN Excellent Clinical Nurse Specialist Award

The purpose of the RRT is to provide timely, appropriate intervention before a patient has a cardiopulmonary arrest. One study analyzed reports on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) over a 24 year period and concluded that only 17% of the hospitalized patients requiring CPR survived for hospital discharge.

Developing rapid response teams: best practices through collaboration