Lignocaine and amiodarone in cardiac arrest

The Advanced cardiac life support page has been revised to increase the emphasis on the utility of lignocaine or amiodarone in witnessed cardiac arrest.

Kudenchuk, PJ, Brown, SP, Daya, M, et al. Amiodarone, Lidocaine, or Placebo in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. N Engl J Med 2016 .