Cardiac Arrest as a Public Health Issue

Ana Romero Vazquez; Amita Sudhir

doi:10.1016/j.emc.2023.05.003

Cardiac Arrest as a Public Health Issue

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2023 Aug;41(3):405-411. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2023.05.003. Epub 2023 Jun 5.

Authors

Ana Romero Vazquez¹, Amita Sudhir²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, PO Box 800699, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, PO Box 800699, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. Electronic address: AS2CD@UVAHEALTH.ORG.

PMID: 37391241
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2023.05.003

Abstract

Sudden cardiac arrest has a large public health impact, especially, because its incidence continues to increase across the globe. Data for low-to-middle income countries is incomplete. CPR training and automatic external defibrillator availability are important points for focusing future efforts.

Keywords: Automated external defibrillator; CPR training; Cardiac arrest; Epidemiology; Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; Public health.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Heart Arrest* / epidemiology
Heart Arrest* / therapy
Humans
Public Health*