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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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  • Early recognition and initiation of basic or advanced life support is associated with better outcomes.

  • Key component of basic and advanced life support is to provide early and uninterrupted chest compressions.

  • During cardiopulmonary resuscitation, any potential reversible causes should be identified and treated.

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen’s Hospital, Rom Valley Way Romford, Essex, RM7 0AG, UK

    Raja Sekhar Maroju MBBS, MRCS, DipIMC, FCEM

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Correspondence to Raja Sekhar Maroju MBBS, MRCS, DipIMC, FCEM .

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  1. PushpagiriMedical College Hospital, Kerala, India

    Suresh S David

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Maroju, R.S. (2016). Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. In: David, S. (eds) Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2710-6_3

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