Ali Asghar, Bushra Salim, Saqiba Tahir, Fahad Islam, Muhammad F Khan
Keywords :
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Life support, Responsiveness
Citation Information :
Asghar A, Salim B, Tahir S, Islam F, Khan MF. Awareness during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020; 24 (2):136-137.
Checking responsiveness is the mainstay in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). It is rare in the clinical situation when the patient requires resuscitation despite the presence of wakefulness. We report a case in which the patient presented with flat arterial line and absence carotid pulse while he was awake. A thorough literature review will also be discussed.
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