Hospitals Do Not Deliver Defibrillation Shock Within Recommended Two Minutes In 30% Of Cardiac Arrests, Study Finds

Hospitals in almost one-third of sudden cardiac arrest cases do not defibrillate patients in the recommended time, and such delays increase their risk for brain damage and death, according to a study published on Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, the New York Times reports. For the study, led by Paul Chan of

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Filed under: Cardiovascular on January 4th, 2008