Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Tanner S Boyd; Debra G Perina

doi:10.1016/j.emc.2011.09.004

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2012 Feb;30(1):13-23. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2011.09.004. Epub 2011 Oct 2.

Authors

Tanner S Boyd¹, Debra G Perina

Affiliation

¹ Emergency Medicine Residency, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. tanner.boyd@gmail.com

PMID: 22107971
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2011.09.004

Abstract

Myocardial disease and death from cardiac arrest remain significant public health problems. Sudden death events and out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) are encountered frequently by emergency medical services. Despite more than 30 years of research, survival rates remain extremely low. This article reviews access and presentations, demographics, OHCA outcomes, and response systems and processes in treatment of patients with arrest in this setting.

MeSH terms

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / methods*
Emergency Medical Services / methods
Emergency Medical Services / organization & administration*
Humans
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / epidemiology
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / therapy*
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
United States / epidemiology