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The Lazarus phenomenon following recreational drug use
A Walker1, H McClelland, J Brenchley
1Accident and Emergency Department, Leeds General Infirmary, UK. alison.walkerl@virgin.net
Emergency Medicine Journal : EMJ
|April 20, 2001
Abstract:
A case is reported of the Lazarus phenomenon (the return of spontaneous circulation after cardiopulmonary resuscitation had been abandoned) in a patient following recreational drug use. The implications for management of cardiac arrest in the emergency department are discussed.