Prevalence of COVID-19 in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Implications for Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Circulation. 2020 Aug 4;142(5):507-509. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.048951. Epub 2020 Jun 4.

Authors

Michael R Sayre^{1

2}, Leslie M Barnard³, Catherine R Counts^{1

2}, Christopher J Drucker³, Peter J Kudenchuk^{4

3}, Thomas D Rea^{5

3}, Mickey S Eisenberg^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine (M.R.S., C.R.C., M.S.E.), University of Washington, Seattle.
² Seattle Fire Department, WA (M.R.S., C.R.C.).
³ King County Emergency Medical Services, Seattle, WA (L.M.B., C.J.D., P.J.K., T.D.R., M.S.E.).
⁴ Division of Cardiology (P.J.K.), University of Washington, Seattle.
⁵ Department of Medicine (T.D.R.), University of Washington, Seattle.

PMID: 32496811
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.048951

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; heart arrest.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
COVID-19 / epidemiology*
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation* / methods
Emergency Medical Services*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / epidemiology*
Prevalence