“The world stands at the verge of new therapies and technologies that could save thousands of lives that are currently lost...” - PULSE 2000

Survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remains unacceptably low worldwide, and it is the leading cause of death in developed countries. SCA takes more lives than HIV and lung and breast cancer combined in the US, where survival from cardiac arrest averages about 6% overall, killing nearly 350,000 annually. To put it in perspective that is equivalent to three jumbo jet crashes every single day of the year.

Yet, survival rates can be more than 50 percent for victims when immediate and effective CPR is combined with prompt use of a defibrillator.Startlingly low statistics like the one above have given rise to the need for this site, Resuscitation Central.  Serving as an educational and informative warehouse for all things resuscitation, this site aims to provide doctors, nurses, and emergency personnel alike, valuable clinical information, expert resources, and a fresh look at all facets of resuscitation today — from CPR and circulation to new trends in post-resuscitation care including hypothermia.