Trends in survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with a shockable rhythm and its association with bystander resuscitation: a retrospective study
Conclusion
In a two-tiered rescue system, survival from OHCA at hospital discharge doubled over a 13-year study period. Concomitantly, the system implemented an OHCA patient registry and increased T-CPR frequency, despite a consistently low rate of public defibrillator use.
Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Hong Tuan Ha, V., Jost, D., Bougouin, W., Joly, G., Jouffroy, R., Jabre, P., Beganton, F., Derkenne, C., Lemoine, S., Frederic, L., Lamhaut, L., Loeb, T., Revaux, F., Dumas, F., Trichereau, J., Stibbe, O., Deye, N., Marijon, E., Cariou, A., Jouven, X., Tr Tags: Original research Source Type: research
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