Cardiac Arrest

October marks Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month, which aims to raise awareness on one of the leading causes of death in the U.S.

Achieving moderate therapeutic hypothermia at 33°C improved survival with favorable neurologic outcome compared with normothermia in patients with coma who were resuscitated from cardiac arrest with nonshockable rhythm, according to results from the HYPERION trial.

The FDA has approved new package size and type limits for the over-the-counter, brand-name tablet and capsule forms of loperamide, a diarrhea drug, restricting each carton to no more than 48 mg and requiring unit-dose blister packaging.

In CPR, the optimal chest compression rate is 107 compressions per minute and the optimal chest compression depth is 4.7 cm, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology.

Adding clinical judgment and ECG results to the European Society of Cardiology high-sensitivity cardiac troponin measurement algorithm for predicting major adverse CV events enhanced success at ruling out 30-day events, researchers reported.

The hospitals with the best outcomes for in-hospital cardiac arrest were, compared with other hospitals, more likely to have rapid response teams without competing clinical responsibilities, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Black children from disadvantaged neighborhoods were approximately half as likely to receive bystander CPR compared with while children, researchers reported.