When someone’s heart suddenly stops beating, there’s a lot that bystanders and ambulance crews can do to get it started again. If the victim doesn’t respond, when should such efforts stop, according to the findings of a study published in the September 2008.
When should emergency crews rapidly transport a patient to a hospital with lights and sirens on, potentially endangering the lives of paramedics and other motorists and pedestrians — even though the care provided by the emergency crew is the same as what can be provided in the emergency department?
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