Abstract：
:Sudden cardiac death is one of the leading causes of death and a major public health problem that particularly affects the elderly. Sudden cardiac death may be a terminal event after a prolonged debilitating and painful illness, or it may occur following many years of symptoms related to a cardiac disorder; however, in many elderly persons, the cardiac arrest may be the first manifestation of cardiac disease in a supposedly healthy and physically active person. Whether cardiopulmonary resuscitation should be performed in elderly patients who sustain cardiac arrest is a significant issue confronting the medical profession and the general public. Several questions must be answered when evaluating the decision of whether or not to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on an elderly patient.
journal_name
Emerg Med Clin North Amjournal_title
Emergency medicine clinics of North Americaauthors
Tresch DD,Thakur RKdoi
10.1016/s0733-8627(05)70023-7subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1998-08-01 00:00:00pages
649-63, ixissue
3eissn
0733-8627issn
1558-0539pii
S0733-8627(05)70023-7journal_volume
16pub_type
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journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America
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journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America
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journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America
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journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America
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journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America
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journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America
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journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America
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doi：
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journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America
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journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America
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journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America
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journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America
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journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America
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doi：
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journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America
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doi：
更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America
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journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America
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journal_title：Emergency medicine clinics of North America
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