Ethnic disparities in the incidence and outcome from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A New Zealand observational study

Background: New Zealand (NZ) has an ethnically diverse population. International studies have demonstrated significant differences in health equity by ethnicity; however, there is limited evidence in the context of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in NZ. We investigated whether heath disparities in incidence and outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest exist between NZ ethnic groups.Method: A retrospective observational study was conducted using NZ cardiac arrest registry data for a 2-year period.

Source: Resuscitation - September 30, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Bridget Dicker, Verity Todd, Bronwyn Tunnage, Andy Swain, Kate Conaglen, Tony Smith, Michelle Brett, Chris Laufale, Graham Howie Tags: Clinical paper Source Type: research