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Just the Facts: Management of return of spontaneous circulation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

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Hans Rosenberg, MD (Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada) For creation of the graphic and formatting suggestions.

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Hashim Kareemi, Ariel Hendin & Christian Vaillancourt

  2. Department of Medicine (Critical Care), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Ariel Hendin

  3. Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Christian Vaillancourt

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Kareemi, H., Hendin, A. & Vaillancourt, C. Just the Facts: Management of return of spontaneous circulation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Can J Emerg Med 25, 580–583 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-023-00537-8

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