The influence of age and gender on delay to treatment and its association with survival after out of hospital cardiac arrest

The total number of cardiac arrest cases have been reported to be 350,000 cases/year in the US[1], and 275,000 cases/year in Europe[2]. In Sweden, with about 10 million inhabitants, about 6000 out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) with attempted resuscitation are reported to the Swedish Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (SRCR) annually, with a 10% survival rate at 30  days[3]. Factors involved in improving survival after OHCA include earlier recognition and shorter response times, improved cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques and post-resuscitation care [4-10].
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research