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dc.contributor.authorJayasinghe, Satyajit
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Angus
dc.contributor.authorRazak, Shakeeb
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-15T02:01:08Z
dc.date.available2018-05-15T02:01:08Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.modified2008-05-15T09:40:33Z
dc.identifier.issn0025729X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/18812
dc.description.abstractWe report a case of successful resuscitation after cardiac arrest associated with obstruction of the airway by chewing gum. In December 2005, in Port Hedland, Western Australia, a 57-year-old electrician was found unconscious by workmates 5 minutes after he was seen working normally. He was not breathing and had no pulse. Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was commenced immediately and an ambulance arrived within 3 minutes. Cardiac monitoring showed the patient was in ventricular fibrillation. Direct-current defibrillation was performed three times, resulting in reversion to ventricular tachycardia, rapid atrial fibrillation and, within minutes, spontaneous reversion to sinus rhythm.
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAustralasian Medical Publishing Company Pty.Ltd
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.mja.com.au/journal/2007/187/11/cardiac-arrest-and-chewing-gum-unfortunate-combination
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom635
dc.relation.ispartofpageto635
dc.relation.ispartofissue11
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMedical Journal of Australia
dc.relation.ispartofvolume187
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical and Health Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology and Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode11
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode17
dc.titleCardiac arrest and chewing gum - an unfortunate combination
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC3 - Articles (Letter/ Note)
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Medicine
gro.rights.copyrightThompson AG, Razak S, Jayasinghe R. Cardiac arrest and chewing gum — an unfortunate combination. Med J Aust 2007; 187 (11): 635. © Copyright 2007 The Medical Journal of Australia – reproduced with permission.
gro.date.issued2007
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorJayasinghe, Satyajit R.


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