critical care medicine
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in Adults
Special Circumstances
accidental Electrical Injuries , Drowning , airway-opening maneuvers and a brief period of external ventilation after clearing the airway have the highest priority because airway obstruction is the most likely treatable cause of arrest. If cervical spine injury is suspected, jaw thrust, but not head tilt and chin lift, is advised. Other survivable causes of traumatic cardiac arrest include Cardiac Tamponade and 