A new emergency procedure for cardiac arrests aims to save more lives – here’s how it works
- Written by: Vinuli Withanarachchie, PhD candidate, College of Health, Massey University
As of January this year, Aotearoa New Zealand became just the second country (after Canada) to adopt a groundbreaking new procedure for patients experiencing cardiac arrest.
Known as “double sequential external defibrillation” (DSED), it will change initial emergency response strategies and potentially improve survival rates for some...