Cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation: advanced life support and post-resuscitation care

Advanced life support concentrates on identification and treatment of arrhythmias, and drug and fluid therapy to support circulation. The steps can be remembered by the ‘DEF’ mnemonic (D, drugs; E,...

Cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation: basic life support

Studies have examined the survival rates of cats and dogs after CPCR and the survival to discharge rates are very low. Wingfield and Van Pelt (1992) report survival rates of 4.1% for dogs and 9.6% for...