Dr. Steve Lin, St. Michael's Hospital (IMAGE)

St. Michael's Hospital

Dr. Steve Lin, St. Michael's Hospital

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"The vast number of patients who have a cardiac arrest get adrenaline, which has been the drug recommended in treating cardiac arrest for decades," said Dr. Steve Lin, an emergency physician and trauma team leader at St. Michael's. "Yet, despite advances in medical treatment, long-term survival rates of patients who suffer a cardiac outside a hospital and receive adrenaline remains low."

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