Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) (cont.)
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Authors and Editors
Author: Joseph Sciammarella, MD, FACP, FACEP
Editor: Melissa Conrad Stoppler, MD
Previous contributing co-authors and editors:
Coauthor(s):
Claire DeSetto, RN, Coordinator, American Heart Association Training Center at Mercy Medical, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mercy Medical Center, Rockville Centre, New York.
Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Jerry Balentine, DO, Professor of Emergency Medicine, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine; Medical Director, Saint Barnabas Hospital.
Last Editorial Review: 4/9/2007
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) consists of chest compressions and artificial ventilation used to maintain circulatory flow and oxygenation during cardiac arrest.
