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It is widely known that survival from cardiac arrest is critically time-related. The correctness of the cardio-pulmonary resuscitation maneuvers alone is not sufficient to preserve the full neurological function if too many minutes elapse from the moment of the collapse.
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Kette, F. (2000). The Chain of Survival: Focus on Early Defibrillation. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine — A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2286-7_58
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