Sustained consciousness during ventricular fibrillation: Case report of cough cardiopulmonary resuscitation

✍ Scribed by Saba, Souheil E. ;David, Shukri W.

• Book ID: 101243935
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 185 KB
• Volume: 37
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0098-6569
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199601)37:1<47::aid-ccd11>3.0.co;2-t

✦ Synopsis

A 54-year-old male developed ventricular fibrillation during right coronary angiography. Cough cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed for 30 sec allowing the patient to remain alert and hemodynamically stable. Cough cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a simple, often overlooked technique that can be utilized during resuscitation in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.