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resuscitation (@) . el Pas? 4h ELSEVIER Resuscitation 31 (1996) 289-290 Volume contents Volume 31 (1996) In This Issue A. Takasu, K. Yagi, Y. Okada (Japan) Effect of mild hypothermia on ischemia-induced Editorials release of endothelin-1 in dog brain W.F. Dick (Germany) H.-U. Strohmenger, K.H. Lindner, A.W. Prengel, Controversies in resuscitation: to infuse or not E.G. Pfenninger, U. Bothner, K.G. Lurie to infuse (1) (Germany, USA) P.E. Pepe (USA) Effects of epinephrine and vasopressin on medi- Controversies in resuscitation: to infuse or not an fibrillation frequency and defibrillation suc- to infuse (2) cess in a porcine model of cardiopulmonary Clinical papers resuscitation H. Brugger, B. Durrer, L. Adler-Kastner (Italy, Austria) Book reviews On-site triage of avalanche victims with asystole Acknowledgement to referees by the emergency doctor Instructions to authors B.E. Brenner, J. Kauffmann (USA) Literature of resuscitation Response to cardiac arrests in a hospital setting: delays in ventilation P. Martens, Y. Vandekerckhove, The Belgian CPCR In This Issue Study Group (Belgium) Optimal defibrillation strategy and follow-up of Obituary out-of-hospital cardiac arrest C. Lester, P. Donnelly, C. Weston, M. Morgan (UK) Special Feature Teaching schoolchildren cardiopulmonary re- N.A. Paradis (USA) suscitation Cardiac arrest research in humans — insights . Destro, M. Marzaloni, S. Sermasi, F. Rossi into failure (Italy) Automatic external defibrillators in the hospital Clinical papers as well? T. Silfvast, A. Ekstrand (Finland) Editorial note The effect of experience of on-site physicians on survival from prehospital cardiac arrest Experimental papers C. Cappelle, R.I. Paul (USA) L. Wik, P.A. Naess, A. Ilebekk, G. Nicolaysen, P.A. Educating residents: the effects of a mock code Steen (Norway) program Effects of various degrees of compression and L. Wik, P.A. Steen (Norway) active decompression on haemodynamics, end- The ventilation/compression ratio influences the tidal CO,, and ventilation during cardiopul- effectiveness of two rescuer advanced cardiac monary resuscitation of pigs 45 life support on a manikin 0300-9572/96/$15.00 © 1996 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved 290 Volume contents vol. 31 (1996) A.K. El-Bakry, A.B. Channa, H. Bakhamees, A. Clinical papers Turkistani, M.A. Seraj (Saudi Arabia) Heat exhaustion during mass pilgrimage — is P. Baskett, J. Nolan, M. Parr (UK) there a diagnostic role for pulse oximetry? Tidal volumes which are perceived to be ade- P.R. Hambly, R.P. Dutton (USA) quate for resuscitation 231 Excess mortality associated with the use of a A. Dhar, T. Ostryzniuk, D.E. Roberts, D.D. Bell rapid infusion system at a level 1 trauma center (Canada) K.S. Sunnerhagen, O. Johansson, J. Herlitz, G. Intensive care unit admission following success- Grimby (Sweden) ful cardiopulmonary resuscitation: resource Life after cardiac arrest; a retrospective study utilization, functional status and long-term survival 235 Experimental papers R. Malzer, A. Zeiner, M. Binder, H. Domanovits, K. Daughters, K. Waxman, H. Nguyen (USA) G. Knappitsch, F. Sterz, A.N. Laggner (Austria) Increasing nitric oxide production improves Hemodynamic effects of active compression— survival in experimental hemorrhagic shock decompression after prolonged CPR 243 C. Bazzani, A. Bertolini, G.M. Ricigliano, M.M. Cainazzo, A. Balugani, S. Guarini (Italy) Review paper The reversal of experimental hemorrhagic shock induced by nicotine and dimethylphenylpipazin- C.M. Olson, K.A. Jobe (USA) ium is adrenal-dependent Reporting approval by research ethics commit- V.V. Semchenko, S.S. Stepanov, V.A. Akulinin tees and subjects’ consent in human resuscita- (Russia) tion research 255 Structural basis of information capacity changes of sensory-motor cerebral cortex of rat brain Case report during post-resuscitation period A. Gascoigne, A. Appleton, R. Taylor, A. Batchelor, S. Cook (UK) Literature of resuscitation Letters to the Editor Catastrophic circulatory collapse following re- Book review expansion pulmonary oedema 265 Announcements Experimental paper In This Issue A.W. Prengel, K.H. Lindner, T. Anhiupl, J. Vogt, Editorial K.G. Lurie (Germany, USA) Regulation of right atrial 6-adrenoceptors after W. Kaye, M.E. Mancini (USA) cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pigs 271 Improving outcome from cardiac arrest in the hospital with a reorganized and strengthened Citationfso rH onorary Membership of the European chain of survival: an American view 181 Resuscitation Council 279 Peri-Arrest Arrhythmias: Notice of Ist Update Guidelines for Airway and Ventilation Management 283 AVM Working Group of the ERC Guidelines for the basic management of the air- Sl way and ventilation during resuscitation 187 Guidelines for the advanced management of the airway and ventilation during resuscitation 201