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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest : prehospital management

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Ong, Marcus Eng Hock, Perkins, Gavin D. and Cariou, Alain (2018) Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest : prehospital management. The Lancet, 391 (10124). pp. 980-988. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30316-7

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Abstract

Sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is the most time-critical medical emergency. In the second paper of this Series on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, we considered important issues in the prehospital management of cardiac arrest. Successful resuscitation relies on a strong chain of survival with the community, dispatch centre, ambulance, and hospital working together. Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation has the greatest impact on survival. If the community response does not restart the heart, resuscitation is continued by emergency medical services' staff. However, the best approaches for airway management and the effectiveness of currently used drug treatments are uncertain. Prognostic factors and rules for termination of resuscitation could guide the duration of a resuscitation attempt and decision to transport to hospital. If return of spontaneous circulation is achieved, the focus of treatment shifts to stabilisation, restoration of normal physiological parameters, and transportation to hospital for ongoing care.

Item Type: Journal Item
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Clinical Trials Unit
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Cardiac arrest, Cardiac arrest -- Treatment
Journal or Publication Title: The Lancet
Publisher: Lancet Publishing Group
ISSN: 0140-6736
Official Date: 10 March 2018
Dates:
DateEvent
10 March 2018Published
8 March 2018Available
1 April 2018Accepted
Volume: 391
Number: 10124
Page Range: pp. 980-988
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30316-7
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
UNSPECIFIED[NIHR] National Institute for Health Researchhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000272

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