scholarly journals Polish Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) Response to Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA): A Retrospective Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 6053-6058 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patryk Rzońca ◽  
Robert Gałązkowski ◽  
Mariusz Panczyk ◽  
Joanna Gotlib
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Emergency Medical Service ◽  
Medical Service ◽  
Helicopter Emergency Medical Service ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

A five-year retrospective study of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a north-east Italian urban area

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Danielis ◽  
Martina Chittaro ◽  
Amato De Monte ◽  
Giulio Trillò ◽  
Davide Durì
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Emergency Medical Service ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Medical Service ◽  
Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
Return Of Spontaneous Circulation ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Background: The reporting and analysing of data of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests encourages the quality improvement of the emergency medical services. For this reason, the establishment of a sufficiently large patient database is intended to allow analysis of resuscitation treatments for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and performances of different emergency medical services. Aims: The aim of this study was to describe the demographics, characteristics, outcomes and determinant factors of survival for patients who suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Methods: this was a retrospective study including all out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases treated by the emergency medical service in the district of Udine (Italy) from 1 January 2010–31 December 2014. Results: A total of 1105 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients were attended by the emergency medical service. Of these, 489 (44.2%) underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and return of spontaneous circulation was achieved in 142 patients (29%). There was a male predominance overall, and the main age was 72.6 years (standard deviation 17.9). Cardiopulmonary resuscitation before emergency medical service arrival was performed on 62 cases (44%) in the return of spontaneous circulation group, and on 115 cases (33%) in the no return of spontaneous circulation group ( p<0.024). Among the 142 cases of return of spontaneous circulation, 29 (5.9%) survived to hospital discharge. There was a smaller likelihood of return of spontaneous circulation when patients were female (odds ratio 0.61, 0.40–0.93). Patients who had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with an initial shockable rhythm (odds ratio 6.33, 3.86–10.39) or an age <60 years (odds ratio 2.91, 1.86–4.57) had a greater likelihood of return of spontaneous circulation. In addition, bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (odds ratio 1.56, 1.04–2.33) was associated with an increased chance of return of spontaneous circulation. Conclusion: The incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and survival rate lies within the known range. A wider database is necessary to achieve a better knowledge of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and to drive future investments in the healthcare system.

scholarly journals Seizure-like activity at the onset of emergency medical service-witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: An observational study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 100168
Author(s):  
Kenshi Murasaka ◽  
Kohei Takada ◽  
Akira Yamashita ◽  
Tomoyuki Ushimoto ◽  
Yukihiro Wato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Emergency Medical Service ◽  
Medical Service ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest over a period of 15 years in comparison to the RACA score in a physician staffed urban emergency medical service in Germany

Resuscitation ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
pp. 232-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens-Christian Schewe ◽  
Jochen Kappler ◽  
Ulrich Heister ◽  
Stefan Udo Weber ◽  
Christian Jens Diepenseifen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Emergency Medical Service ◽  
Medical Service ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

scholarly journals Emergency Medical Service Dispatch Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Prearrival Instructions to Improve Survival From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Circulation ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
pp. 648-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Brooke Lerner ◽  
Thomas D. Rea ◽  
Bentley J. Bobrow ◽  
Joe E. Acker ◽  
Robert A. Berg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Emergency Medical Service ◽  
Medical Service ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest
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