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
    • ,
  • Vatsal Chikani, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Arizona Department of Health Services Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma System, Phoenix, AZ
    • ,
  • 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
    • ,
  • Karl B. Kern, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, AZ

Received 22 January 2009 ,Revised 23 April 2009 ,Accepted 15 June 2009.

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 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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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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