Sentences with phrase «witnessed by a bystander»

The finding that both these drugs significantly improved rates of survival to hospital discharge when the cardiac arrest was witnessed by a bystander suggests their benefit may be linked to how quickly such events are recognized and drug treatment is started.

However, among patients whose cardiac arrest was witnessed by a bystander, those who received either amiodarone or lidocaine during resuscitation had a 5 percent greater chance of survival to hospital discharge compared with those who received a placebo, which was a statistically significant difference.

Survival to hospital discharge among the 1,934 study participants whose cardiac arrest was witnessed by a bystander was improved from about 23 percent for those taking placebo to 28 percent for patients taking either drug, results that were statistically significant.

Not exact matches

«Even though SCA during sexual activity was witnessed by a partner, bystander CPR was performed in only one - third of the cases,» said Sumeet Chugh, MD, senior study author and associate director of the Cedars - Sinai Heart Institute.

Despite these sexual activity related SCA events being witnessed by a partner, bystander CPR was performed in only one - third of cases.

Other students — the bystanders — can help prevent bullying by learning how to take action when they witness incidents.

Many people are affected by bullying, including bystanders who witness bullying behavior.

Aside from other witnesses or bystanders who may not be contacted by emergency services, individuals directly involved in the auto accident — the victims — may be unable to call the police for a variety of reasons: they may be in a state of shock, unaware of what just took place; they may be injured such that reaching or their cell phone is impossible; they may not have a cell phone with them, etc..

Although it is less imperative for witnesses than it is for subjects and targets, even innocent bystanders may find themselves in precarious legal circumstances if wrongdoers attempt to save themselves by deflecting blame onto others.

One way you can present a good defense is by bringing witnesses such as passengers or bystanders to testify on your behalf.