The epidemiology of cardiac arrest

• We did not find any overall improvement in survival over time from a 35-year perspective, after introduction of modern post resuscitation care, among patients who had ROSC

Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Outcome Reports: Update of the Utstein Resuscitation Registry Templates for Out-of- Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Statement for

Lifeguards should maintain constant vigilance of bathers in the aquatic environment, with the opportunity to call for immediate help. Communities should evaluate

In Paper I: To describe the characteristics of OHCA due to drowning and evaluate factors of importance for survival.. In Paper II: To describe lifesaving skills and CPR

Sudden cardiac death remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, accounting for 15-20% of all deaths [9, 45]. Most sudden cardiac deaths are unwitnessed and caused

Aim: To describe and analyse sudden cardiac arrest, both in hospital and out of hospital, from an epidemiological perspective, by early prediction, by comparing changes over time

Study III examines the effect of a basic manoeuvre (passive leg-raising, PLR) in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in an observation comparing PLR with standard CPR. Study

fulfilled the given criteria for pathway activation. Among these, the angiography procedure was started within an hour after collapse in half the cases and the majority had a