Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 5 , Pages 656-662.e1, November 2009

Passive Oxygen Insufflation Is Superior to Bag-Valve-Mask Ventilation for Witnessed Ventricular Fibrillation Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

  • Bentley J. Bobrow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Arizona Department of Health Services Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma System, Phoenix, AZ
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
    • University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, AZ
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Bentley J. Bobrow, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, 2601 E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ 85008; 602-364-0580
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  • Gordon A. Ewy, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, AZ
    • Department of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
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  • Lani Clark, BS

      Affiliations

    • Arizona Department of Health Services Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma System, Phoenix, AZ
    • University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, AZ
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  • Vatsal Chikani, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Arizona Department of Health Services Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma System, Phoenix, AZ
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  • Robert A. Berg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Arthur B. Sanders, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, AZ
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ
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  • Tyler F. Vadeboncoeur, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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  • Ronald W. Hilwig, DVM, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, AZ
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  • Karl B. Kern, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, AZ

Received 22 January 2009; received in revised form 27 March 2009 and 23 April 2009; accepted 15 June 2009. published online 07 August 2009.

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 Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article that might create any potential conflict of interest. The authors have stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement.

 Supervising editor: Henry E. Wang, MD, MS

 Author contributions: BJB, GAE, LC, RAB, ABS, TFV, RWH, and KBK conceived the study. All authors designed the study. BJB, GAE, and LC supervised the conduct of the analysis. BJB and LC supervised the data collection. BJB and LC recruited the participating EMS agencies. LC and VC managed the data including quality control. VC provided statistical advice on study design and performed the final analysis of the data. BJB, GAE, RAB, ABS, and TFV drafted the article and all authors contributed substantially to its revision. BJB takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.

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PII: S0196-0644(09)00642-8

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.06.011

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 5 , Pages 656-662.e1, November 2009

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