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Robert H. Schmicker

Researcher at University of Washington

Publications -  79
Citations -  4206

Robert H. Schmicker is an academic researcher from University of Washington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation & Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 73 publications receiving 3360 citations.

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Perishock Pause An Independent Predictor of Survival From Out-of-Hospital Shockable Cardiac Arrest

TL;DR: In patients with cardiac arrest presenting in a shockable rhythm, longer perishock and preshock pauses were independently associated with a decrease in survival to hospital discharge, which suggests that refinement of automatic defibrillator software and paramedic education to minimizePreshock pause delays may have a significant impact on survival.