JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
The Ontario trial of active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation for in-hospital and prehospital cardiac arrest.
To compare the impact of active compression-decompression (ACD) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and standard CPR on the outcomes of in-hospital and prehospital victims of cardiac arrest. ⋯ ACD CPR did not improve survival or neurologic outcomes in any group of patients with cardiac arrest.
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To determine whether declines in tobacco product sales significantly reduce employment in the United States, as the tobacco industry claims. ⋯ Contrary to the tobacco industry's claims, reductions in spending on tobacco products will boost employment in every one of the 8 nontobacco regions and will not diminish employment in the Southeast Tobacco region by as much as the industry estimates. The primary concern about tobacco should be the enormity of its toll on health and not its impact on employment.