Why you should attend Resuscitation Science Symposium
Join us in Chicago or virtually as we bring together critical care, emergency and cardiovascular professionals to explore the latest breakthroughs in CPR, cardiac arrest and emergency response.
Join multidisciplinary discussions on the latest in resuscitation science and practice implementation in emergency settings. Build your network and knowledge by engaging with critical care and emergency professionals.
Nov. 7-8 | McCormick Place Convention Center | Chicago, Illinois
This is an international forum geared toward lively discussions focusing on recent advances in treating cardiopulmonary arrest, discussing bench-to-bedside and community-based research findings related to cardiopulmonary and resuscitation science, emergency cardiovascular care and CPR quality improvement in adults and pediatrics.
2026 Late-Breaking Resuscitation Science | Oral abstracts
Best of the Best Abstracts
11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7
E354, Plenary Session, Lakeside
SPEAR Study: Surviving Pulseless Electrical Activity in Roanoke
William Reis | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Late-Breaking Resuscitation Science Presentations
3-4:15 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7
Location: E354B, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center
Smart Alerting in Smartphone‑Based First Responder Systems and Arrival Before Emergency Medical Services: The ALARM Randomized Clinical Trial
Michael Mueller | St. Josefs Hospital, Freiburg, Germany
Delivered Ventilation During CPR and Return of Spontaneous Circulation: A Multicenter Observational Study
Jie Li | Rush University, Chicago, Illinois
Emergency Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Prospective, Single-Arm, Interventional Feasibility Study
James Price | East Anglian Air Ambulance, Norwich, United Kingdom
Effect of PulsePoint Respond Alerts on Bystander Resuscitation for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Steven Brooks | Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Time to Return of Spontaneous Circulation as a Novel Outcome Measure in Adult In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Trials
Catherine Ross | Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
2026 Late-Breaking Resuscitation Science | Poster abstracts
ReSS Poster Session
4:45-6:45 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7
Location: Poster Hall, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center
Multimodal Pre/Post Evaluation of a Simulation-Based CPR Coach Refresher Curriculum
Hunter Daigle | University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Sex Differences in Underlying Etiology and Survival After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Satoshi Yoshimura | Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Closing the Response Gap: A Community-Based CPR/AED Education Intervention in Low-SES Houston Communities
Anastasia Papin | Dell Medical School, Austin, Texas
Collegiate Athletes' Perceptions of CPR Training: A Qualitative Analysis
Lorrel Toft | University of Nevada Reno, Reno, Nevada
From Scripted Scenarios to Real-World Experience: A Data-Driven Simulator for Teaching and Training Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation
Trygve Eftestol | University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
Transcriptional and Proteomic Evidence of Alternative Pathway Complement Dysregulation After Cardiac Arrest in Swine
Brian Weil | University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
Incidence, Presentation and Outcomes of Drug-Related Ventricular Fibrillation Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Camilla Osborne | Public Health Seattle and King County, Seattle, Washington
Cerebral and Coronary Blood Flow Rates during CPR With Distal to Proximal Limb Compression: A Lumped-Parameter Model Approach
Matt Oberdier | Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Intrinsic Cardiac Mechanical Activity Detected by Carotid Doppler During CPR Predicts Sustained Return of Spontaneous Circulation
Guro Kruger | Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
Relationship Between Within-Patient Changes in Mean Arterial and Intracranial Pressure After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
So Young Jeon | Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea, Republic of
Neuroprognostication Timing After Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Secondary Analysis of ICECAP Trial
Akash Roy | Medical University South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
Evolution of Quality Assurance Provisions in U.S. Public Access Defibrillation Laws, 2010-2025
Signe Birchum | University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Capnogram Quality Index Reveals Airway-Dependent Differences in Ventilation Monitoring During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Andoni Elola | University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain
Comparing Two Formats of Hands-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Training in Western New York
Nomi Weiss-Laxer | Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
Transthoracic Impedance Amplitude Correlates With Tidal Volume in Adults During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Pilot Study
Betty Yang | UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
Association Between Ventilation Rate and Outcome During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Differs by Initial Cardiac Arrest Rhythm: A Multicenter Study
Betty Yang | UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
“Where Do I Put My Hands?” A 3-Month Longitudinal Study of Hand Placement Skill Following Lay Rescuer Hands-Only CPR Training With Different Compression Practice Devices
Lorrel Toft | University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada
Anatomically Standardized Table Height for Standing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training
Aadya Gupta | Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Machine Learning Risk Stratification After Pediatric Out-of-Hospital and In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Using Clinical and EEG Features
Ashley Bach | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Machine Learning Early Prediction of ROSC Failure From Sequential Vasopressor Hemodynamic Response in a Swine Cardiac Arrest Model
Luiz Silva | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pensylvania
Validating the Brain Death Risk (BDR) Score Within a Large Multicenter Clinical Trial
Rachel Beekman | Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Moderated Digital Posters
5:35-6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7
Location: Poster Hall, Lakeside, McCormick Convention Center
How Do EMS Agencies Serving Majority Black and Hispanic Communities Achieve High Survival Rates for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest? A Qualitative Study
Paul Chan | Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
Characterizing the Outcome of Resuscitative Efforts for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Chicago by Race and Ethnicity
Shaveta Khosla | University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Where Should We Compress the Chest? Location of and Variations in the Ideal Area of Maximal Compression for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Charlotte Derr | University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Optimal Compression Point in Children With Normal Intracardiac Anatomy and Congenital Heart Disease
Jessica Barreto | Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts