scholarly journals Survival of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest by Early Defibrillation in the Sorrento Peninsula

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Santomauro Maurizio ◽  
Iaccarino Vincenzo ◽  
Criscuolo Salvatore ◽  
Ferro Adele ◽  
Riganti Carla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Early Defibrillation ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Sorrento Peninsula

Outcomes and In-hospital Treatment of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients Resuscitated From Ventricular Fibrillation by Early Defibrillation

2004 ◽  
Vol 79 (5) ◽  
pp. 613-619 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Jared Bunch ◽  
Roger D. White ◽  
Bernard J. Gersh ◽  
Win-Kuang Shen ◽  
Stephen C. Hammill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Ventricular Fibrillation ◽  
Hospital Treatment ◽  
Early Defibrillation ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Abstract 01: Dispatching Lay Rescuers Through a Smartphone Application is Associated With Increased Bystander Defibrillation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Circulation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 138 (Suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linn Andelius ◽  
Carolina Malta Hansen ◽  
Freddy Lippert ◽  
Lena Karlsson ◽  
Christian Torp-Pedersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
Automated External Defibrillator ◽  
Early Defibrillation ◽  
Emergency Medical Dispatch ◽  
Capital Region ◽  
Electronic Survey ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest ◽  
External Defibrillator

Introduction: Survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is dependent on early defibrillation. To increase bystander defibrillation in OHCAs, a first-responder program dispatching lay rescuers (Heart Runners) through a smartphone application (Heart Runner-app) was implemented in the Capital Region of Denmark. We investigated the proportion of Heart Runners arriving prior to the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and rates of bystander defibrillation. Methods: The Capital Region of Denmark comprises 1.8 mil. inhabitants and 19,048 Heart Runners were registered. In cases of suspected OHCA, the Heart Runner-app was activated by the Emergency Medical Dispatch Center. Up to 20 Heart Runners < 1.8 km from the OHCA were dispatched to either start cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or to retrieve and use a publicly accessible automated external defibrillator (AED). Through an electronic survey, Heart Runners reported if they arrived before EMS and if they applied an AED. OHCAs where at least one Heart Runner arrived before EMS were compared with OHCAs where EMS arrived first. All OHCAs from September 2017 to May 2018, where Heart Runners had been dispatched, were included. Results: Of 399 EMS treated OHCAs, 78% (n=313/399) had a matching survey. A Heart Runner arrived before EMS in 47% (n=147/313) of the cases, and applied an AED in 41% (n=61/147) of these cases. Rate of bystander defibrillation was 2.5-fold higher compared to cases where the EMS arrived first (Table 1). Conclusions: By activation of the Heart Runner-app, Heart Runners arrived prior to EMS in nearly half of all the OHCA cases. Bystander defibrillation rate was significantly higher when Heart Runners arrived prior to EMS.

Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest

2018 ◽  
pp. 89-93
Author(s):  
Erik Rueckmann
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Emergency Medical Services ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Early Defibrillation ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Neurologically Intact ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

The management of out-of-hospital, atraumatic cardiac arrest has changed over the past decade. This case details the evidence-based changes in care that optimize the chance of neurologically intact survival. The key factors include immediate, continuous, high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation with minimal interruptions, early defibrillation, and the use of capnography to assess resuscitative efforts. The orchestration of resuscitative efforts is a bundle of care that must all be met to provide the patient the best chance of survival. Furthermore, this case illustrates the key points of postarrest care and touches on termination of resuscitation. This chapter examines the case of emergency medical services call for an unresponsive patient in cardiac arrest on arrival.

scholarly journals Dual dispatch early defibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: the SALSA-pilot

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (14) ◽  
pp. 1781-1789 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Hollenberg ◽  
G. Riva ◽  
K. Bohm ◽  
P. Nordberg ◽  
R. Larsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Early Defibrillation ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest
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