| Nontraumatic prehospital cardiac arrest ages 1 to 39 years. | |
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PMID: 2302289 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Clinical and autopsy records were retrospectively reviewed for 105 patients between the ages of 1 and 39 years who came in to the emergency department with nontraumatic cardiac arrest. There were 65 male (62%) and 40 female patients (38%). Forty-eight percent of the patients were resuscitated. Long-term survival rate was 23%. The most common presenting rhythm was ventricular fibrillation (45%). Cardiac diseases constituted the most common cause of arrest (38%). Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease represented 50% of all cardiac causes. The second most common etiology was overdose or toxic exposure (21%). Witnessed arrest and an etiology of primary cardiac dysrhythmia for arrest were statistically significant factors related to favorable outcome. Asystole as the initial cardiac rhythm was a negative prognostic indicator. Age, sex, race, bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and paramedic response time were not significant prognostic factors for long-term survival. |
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Authors:
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A Y Ng; J E Clinton; G Peterson |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of emergency medicine Volume: 8 ISSN: 0735-6757 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Emerg Med Publication Date: 1990 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1990-03-27 Completed Date: 1990-03-27 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8309942 Medline TA: Am J Emerg Med Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 87-91 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN. |
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Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Death, Sudden / epidemiology* Emergency Medical Services Female Heart Arrest / epidemiology* Heart Diseases / epidemiology, mortality Humans Infant Male Prognosis Resuscitation Retrospective Studies |
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