The National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (NRCPR) is an American Heart Association (AHA)-sponsored, prospective, multisite, observational study of in-hospital resuscitation. The NRCPR is… (More)
CONTEXT
Cardiac arrests in adults are often due to ventricular fibrillation (VF) or pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT), which are associated with better outcomes than asystole or pulseless… (More)
OBJECTIVE
Lifetime rates of full and partial anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa were determined in first-degree relatives of diagnostically pure proband groups and relatives of matched, never-ill… (More)
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a mental illness with high mortality that most commonly afflicts adolescent female individuals. Clinical symptoms include chronic food refusal, weight loss and body image… (More)
Anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) are disorders characterized by aberrant patterns of feeding behavior and weight regulation, and disturbances in attitudes toward weight and shape and… (More)
To evaluate retention of CPR skills by medical residents (MDs), registered nurses (RNs), we tested single-rescuer CPR skills of 21 MDs, 17 RNs, and 21 laypersons using recording manikin and American… (More)
In order to compare the quality of CPR performance after various training methods, training outcome assessment must provide meaningful data and do it in a way that is reliable. Few studies have… (More)
Previous studies have indicated that many patients with anorexia nervosa have defects in urinary concentration or dilution suggestive of abnormal secretion of the antidiuretic hormone arginine… (More)
Many studies (several even before American Heart Association recommended in 1973 that lay public be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR] have documented that retention of CPR skills is… (More)