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Contactless Cardiac Arrest Detection Using Smart Devices [PDF]
arXiv, 2019 Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a leading cause of death worldwide. Rapid diagnosis and initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the cornerstone of therapy for victims of cardiac arrest. Yet a significant fraction of cardiac arrest victims have no chance of survival because they experience an unwitnessed event, often in the privacy
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International Journal of Emergency MedicineBackground Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is an alternative method for patients with reversible causes of cardiac arrest (CA) after conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CCPR).
Amir Vahedian-Azimi +7 more
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A Dynamical Systems Approach to Predicting Patient Outcome after Cardiac Arrest [PDF]
Aim: Approximately six million people suffer cardiac arrests worldwide per year with very low survival rates (<1%). Thus, the aim of this study is to estimate the probability of a poor outcome after cardiac arrest. Accurate outcome predictions avoid removing care too soon for patients with potentially good outcomes or continuing care for patients with ...
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Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest [PDF]
Circulation, 2012 Case Presentation 1: A 9-year-old boy suddenly collapsed during a basketball game. Emergency medical services was called, but bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was not provided. Emergency medical services personnel arrived 14 minutes later.
Robert A. Berg, Alexis A. Topjian
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Saudi Journal of Emergency MedicineBackground: Success rates of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in in-hospital cardiac arrest (INCA) and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest OOHCA is reported to be 15% and 3%, respectively. However, people in the general population have high and unrealistic
Thamer Khalid Zoghbi +2 more
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Resuscitation Plus, 2022 Background: In 2016, three European scientific societies called for standardization to the “2222” as a European unique phone number in case of in-hospital emergencies.
Nicolas Py +10 more
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iRescU - Data for Social Good Saving Lives Bridging the Gaps in Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival [PDF]
arXiv, 2016 Currently every day in the USA 1000 people die of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) outside of hospitals or ambulances - before emergency medical help arrives - in the streets, workplaces, schools and homes of our cities, adults and children. Brain death commences in 3 minutes, and often the ambulance just can't be there in time.
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ILCOR’s revised Covid-19 defibrillation recommendation requires a new approach to training
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2020 In-hospital resuscitation practices have changed by necessity in the Covid-19 era, principally due to precautions intended to protect caregivers from infection. This has resulted in serious delays in resuscitation response.
John A. Stewart
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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in children
Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock, 2010 Prehospital pediatric cardiac arrest is a rare event compared with adult cardiac arrest. Despite the recent advancements in postresuscitation care improving the outcome of adult patients, similar evidence is lacking in pediatric victims of cardiac arrest.
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Early changes in hospital resuscitation practices during the COVID-19 pandemic
Resuscitation Plus, 2022 Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in many disruptions in care for patients experiencing in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA).
Kayla M. Secrest +7 more
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