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Cardiac Arrest Survival Is Rare Without Prehospital Return of Spontaneous Circulation

David A. WamplerFrom the Department of Emergency Health Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (DAW, CAM, CV), San Antonio, Texas; the San Antonio Fire Department (DAW, CAM, CV), San Antonio, Texas; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati (LC, JTM), Cincinnati, Ohio; and the Cincinnati Fire Department (LC, JTM), Cincinnati, Ohio.Correspondence[email protected]
, PhD, LP,
Lindsey CollettFrom the Department of Emergency Health Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (DAW, CAM, CV), San Antonio, Texas; the San Antonio Fire Department (DAW, CAM, CV), San Antonio, Texas; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati (LC, JTM), Cincinnati, Ohio; and the Cincinnati Fire Department (LC, JTM), Cincinnati, Ohio.
, EMT-P,
Craig A. ManifoldFrom the Department of Emergency Health Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (DAW, CAM, CV), San Antonio, Texas; the San Antonio Fire Department (DAW, CAM, CV), San Antonio, Texas; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati (LC, JTM), Cincinnati, Ohio; and the Cincinnati Fire Department (LC, JTM), Cincinnati, Ohio.
, DO,
Christopher VelasquezFrom the Department of Emergency Health Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (DAW, CAM, CV), San Antonio, Texas; the San Antonio Fire Department (DAW, CAM, CV), San Antonio, Texas; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati (LC, JTM), Cincinnati, Ohio; and the Cincinnati Fire Department (LC, JTM), Cincinnati, Ohio.
, EMT-P &
Jason T. McMullanFrom the Department of Emergency Health Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (DAW, CAM, CV), San Antonio, Texas; the San Antonio Fire Department (DAW, CAM, CV), San Antonio, Texas; the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati (LC, JTM), Cincinnati, Ohio; and the Cincinnati Fire Department (LC, JTM), Cincinnati, Ohio.
, MD
Pages 451-455 | Received 16 Apr 2012, Accepted 22 Apr 2012, Published online: 26 Jul 2012

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