compression device on hemodynamics in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation.

Introduction Hanging is an infrequent but devastating cause of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). We determine the characteristics and outcomes of hanging-associated OHCA in Melbourne Australia.

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occur in a public area result in EMS being accessed more rapidly than in an unwit-nessed event.1 A Swedish study found that a period of activation of less than 4minutes

Abstract: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has attracted increasing attention over the past years because outcomes have improved impressively lately. The changes for neurological intact outcomes has been poor but several areas have achieved improving survival rates after adjusting

Background: Little is known about the effects of geographic variation on outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The present study investigated the relationship between population density, time between emergency call and ambulance arrival, and survival of OHCA, using the All

Background—It remains unclear which is more effective to increase survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in those with public-access defibrillation, bystander-initiated chest compression–only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or conventional CPR with rescue breathing. Methods and Results

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In Brazi l, c i rculatory diseases, including CPA (Cardiopulmonary Arrests), were the leading cause of death in 20101. Estimates are that, in Brazil, around 220,000 CPAs happen every year, including ventricular fibrillation, 180,000

admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) and only 4 were discharged. The level of success in the total population was 5.2%, the same as in other studies where success levels were 3.54%, 3.25%, and 6%. As far as