July 2006

In this issue
Published in issue: July 2006
p1-3

Images in Resuscitation

Torsade de pointes in a patient with severe aortic stenosis
• Ning-Ping Foo,
• Chieu-Ming Chen,
• How-Ran Guo,
• Hung-Jung Lin
Published in issue: July 2006
p4-5

Resuscitation Great

Franz Koenig and Friedrich Maass
• Markus Figl,
• Linda E. Pelinka,
• Walter Mauritz
Published in issue: July 2006
p6-9

Review Article

Potassium disorders—clinical spectrum and emergency management
• Annette V.M. Alfonzo,
• Chris Isles,
• Colin Geddes,
• Chris Deighan
Published in issue: July 2006
p10-25

Clinical Papers

The effect of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) on emergency airway management
• Evelyn Wong,
• Khoy Kheng Ho
Published in issue: July 2006
p26-30
A meta-analysis of cardiopulmonary resuscitation with and without the administration of thrombolytic agents
• Xin Li,
• Qing-ling Fu,
• Xiao-li Jing,
• ...
• Hong Zhan,
• Zhong-fu Ma,
• Xiao-xing Liao
Published in issue: July 2006
p31-36

Correlations between cardiac output, stroke volume, central venous pressure, intra-abdominal pressure and total circulating blood volume in resuscitation of major burns
• Markus V. Küntscher,
• Günter Germann,
• Bernd Hartmann
Published in issue: July 2006
p37-43
Sudden cardiac death: Directing the scope of resuscitation towards the heart and brain
• Constantine L. Athanasuleas,
• Gerald D. Buckberg,
• Bradley S. Allen,
• Friedhelm Beyersdorf,
• Marvin M. Kirsh
Published in issue: July 2006
p44-51
Reduced effectiveness of hypothermia in patients lacking the wave V in auditory brainstem responses immediately following resuscitation from cardiac arrest
• Atsushi Sakurai,
• Kosaku Kinoshita,
• Takashi Moriya,
• ...
• Takayuki Ebihara,
• Makoto Furukawa,
• Katsuhisa Tanjoh
Published in issue: July 2006
p52-58
Adverse events associated with lay emergency response programs: The public access defibrillation trial experience
• Mary Ann Peberdy,
• Lois Van Ottingham,
• William J. Groh,
• ...
• N. Clay Mann,
• Ruchir Sehra
• the PAD Investigators
Published in issue: July 2006
p59-65

Prevalence and sensitivity of MET-criteria in a Scandinavian University Hospital
• Max B. Bell,
• David Konrad,
• Fredrik Granath,
• Anders Ekbom,
• Claes-Roland Martling
Published in issue: July 2006
p66-73
The relationship between the hospital setting and perceptions of family-witnessed resuscitation in the emergency department
• Cheryl Macy,
• Emily Lampe,
• Brian O’Neil,
• Robert Swor,
• Robert Zalenski,
• Scott Compton
Published in issue: July 2006
p74-79

Energy doses for treatment of out-of-hospital pediatric ventricular fibrillation
• Joseph W. Rossano,
• Linda Quan,
• Melanie A. Kenney,
• Thomas D. Rea,
• Dianne L. Atkins
Published in issue: July 2006
p80-89

A nationwide survey of CPR training in Sweden: Foreign born and unemployed are not reached by training programmes
• Åsa B. Axelsson,
• Johan Herlitz,
• Stig Holmberg,
• Ann-Britt Thorén
Published in issue: July 2006
p90-97

Training and Educational Papers

Stress reactions and perceived difficulties of lay responders to a medical emergency
• Barbara Riegel,
• Vincent N. Mosesso,
• Alice Birnbaum,
• ...
• Mary Ann Peberdy,
• Judy Powell
• PAD Investigators
Published in issue: July 2006
p98-106
Teaching basic life support to 12–16 year olds in Barcelona schools: Views of head teachers
• Òscar Miró,
• Xavier Jiménez-Fábrega,
• Georgina Espigol,
• ...
• Jordi Salvador,
• Jordi Abad,
• Miquel Sánchez
Published in issue: July 2006
p107-116

Comparison of mouth-to-mouth, mouth-to-mask and mouth-to-face-shield ventilation by lay persons
• Peter Paal,
• Markus Falk,
• Günther Sumann,
• ...
• Elisabeth Gruber,
• John Ellerton,
• Hermann Brugger
Published in issue: July 2006
p117-123

Experimental Papers

Resuscitation of severe but brief haemorrhagic shock with PFC in rabbits restores skeletal muscle oxygen delivery and does not alter skeletal muscle metabolism
• Sandra Audonnet-Blaise,
• Marie-Pierre Krafft,
• Younes Smani,
• ...
• Pierre Labrude,
• Dan Longrois,
• Patrick Menu
Published in issue: July 2006
p124-132

Efficacy of FDA-approved hemostatic drugs to improve survival and reduce bleeding in rat models of uncontrolled hemorrhage
• Kathy L. Ryan,
• Douglas S. Cortez,
• Edward J. Dick Jr.,
• Anthony E. Pusateri
Published in issue: July 2006
p133-144

Effect of fluid resuscitation on ryanodine receptor in macaques with endotoxic shock
• Guo Qing Yin,
• Xiao Hui Ji,
• Fei Rong Gu,
• ...
• Yan Chen,
• Ling Shen,
• Jia Qi Tang
Published in issue: July 2006
p145-152

Case Report

Cardiogenic shock in a young female with multiple sclerosis
• Nir Uriel,
• Edo Kaluski,
• Alberto Hendler,
• Marina Leitman,
• Zvi Vered
Published in issue: July 2006
p153-157

Letters to the Editor

Re: Naeem N, Montenegro H. Beyond the intensive care unit: A review of interventions aimed at anticipating and preventing in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest
• Gary B. Smith,
• Peter I. Featherstone
Published in issue: July 2006
p158-159
Status epilepticus after discontinuation of induced hypothermia—An incidental association?
• Stephane Legriel,
• Gilles Troche,
• Jean-Pierre Bedos
Published in issue: July 2006
p159-160
Images in life support training materials?
• Manoj Sharma,
• Edmund Morris,
• Jasmeet Soar
Published in issue: July 2006
p160

Guide for Authors
Published in issue: July 2006
p161-164