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Up in the air - suspending ethical medical practice.
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PMID:  21388330     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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To the Editor: Dr. Shaner's main point in his Perspective article (Nov. 18 issue)(1) was that cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) should not have been continued when several physicians had determined that it would not be successful. Medically, the Aerospace Medical Association agrees. The airline involved was unidentified; therefore, the airline's protocol for possible cardiac death and the adherence of the cabin crew members to it are unclear. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) provides guidelines on this subject, including a recommendation that if there are no signs of life after 30 minutes, CPR should cease.(2) These guidelines were developed after a . . .
Authors:
Jeffrey Sventek
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Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The New England journal of medicine     Volume:  364     ISSN:  1533-4406     ISO Abbreviation:  N. Engl. J. Med.     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-10     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0255562     Medline TA:  N Engl J Med     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  980     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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