Survival Following Lay Resuscitation

CONCLUSION: Resuscitation by laypersons is associated with an improved result regarding the endpoint 30 days' survival/discharged alive in cases of OHCA caused by cardiac events and intoxication. These two groups account for 81% of the resuscitation patients in the study. Because there was also a tendency towards higher survival rates following OHCA of other causes (except hypoxia), laypersons should continue to be encouraged to attempt resuscitation in all cases of OHCA, whatever the cause.PMID:33637167 | DOI:10.3238/arztebl.2020.0871
Source: Deutsches Arzteblatt International - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research