TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Cardiopulmonary Arrest A1 - Hiller, Katherine M. A2 - Sherman, Scott C. A2 - Weber, Joseph M. A2 - Schindlbeck, Michael A. A2 - Rahul G., Patwari PY - 2014 T2 - Clinical Emergency Medicine AB - Cardiac disease is the most common cause of nontraumatic death in the United States.There are more than 300,000 sudden cardiac deaths (SCD) each year in the United States. The survival rate of SCD is dependent on the length of time without a pulse, the underlying cardiac rhythm, and comorbidities.Early and uninterrupted chest compressions and early defibrillation are the keys to successful resuscitation. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/15 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101223161 ER -