The significance of pre-arrest factors in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests witnessed by emergency medical services: A report from the Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry

Abstract Background The significance of pre-arrest factors in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) witnessed by emergency medical services (EMS) is not well established. The purpose of this study was to assess the association between prodromal symptoms and pre-arrest clinical observations on the a...

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Published in:	Resuscitation Vol. 88; pp. 35 - 42
Main Authors:	Nehme, Z, Andrew, E, Bray, J.E, Cameron, P, Bernard, S, Meredith, I.T, Smith, K
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-03-2015
Subjects:	Aged Ambulances - statistics & numerical data Cardiac arrest Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Emergency Emergency medical services Emergency Medical Services - statistics & numerical data Female Humans Incidence Male Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - diagnosis Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - epidemiology Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - therapy Prodromal symptoms Prognostication Registries Retrospective Studies Survival Rate - trends Victoria - epidemiology Vital signs Victoria Prognostication Vital signs Prodromal symptoms Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Emergency medical services Cardiac arrest
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