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Text blocks for use in EBSCO and OVID interfaces.

Cardiac Arrest and related terms

EBSCO - MEDLINE and CINAHL

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  • MEDLINE - Number of hits – March 2025 - 368,194
  • CINAHL - Number of hits – March 2025 - 103.230

*"MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION"/ OR *"HEART ARREST"/ OR "heart attack*" OR "Myocardial infarction*" OR STEMI OR "cardiac arrest*"

OVID – EMBASE and EMCARE

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  • EMBASE - Number of hits – March 2025  455,637
  • EMCARE - Number of hits – March 2025 - 102,325

*heart infarction/ OR *heart arrest/ OR myocardial infarction* OR heart attack* OR cardiac arrest* OR STEMI

Updated: 29 March 2025