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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Evaluation of one year of activity in Saint-Etienne's emergency medical system using the Utstein style.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8959769     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To provide researchers with a description of the method of dealing with out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, and the results thereof, using the Utstein style. DESIGN: a series of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests between 1 October 1991 and 31 September 1992. SETTING: a French 'departement' (administrative subdivision). POPULATION: 570,000 inhabitants; area: 2600 km2; emergency medical system consisting of two levels of response: the Emergency and Resuscitation Mobile Unit and the Fire Service. PATIENTS: a sample of 380 patients found to have neither palpable pulse nor independent respiration. RESULTS: of the 234 (61%) patients in whom resuscitation was attempted, 41 (17%) were hospitalised and 12 (5%) discharged were still alive at 1 year follow-up. Of the patients who showed signs of cardiac arrest of cardiac aetiology, classified as having initial ventricular fibrillation (VF) rhythms: 62% of the cases (5/8) were alive at 1 year if the cardiac arrest occurred in the presence of emergency medical personnel; 6% of the cases (2/31) were alive at 1 year if the cardiac arrest occurred in the presence of non-specialised bystanders.
Authors:
F Giraud; C Rascle; M Guignand
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Resuscitation     Volume:  33     ISSN:  0300-9572     ISO Abbreviation:  Resuscitation     Publication Date:  1996 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-03-10     Completed Date:  1997-03-10     Revised Date:  2009-08-25    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0332173     Medline TA:  Resuscitation     Country:  IRELAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  19-27     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Service d'Aide Médicale Urgente, Hôpital de Bellevue, Saint-Etienne, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Ambulances
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation* / statistics & numerical data
Emergency Medical Services*
Female
First Aid
Follow-Up Studies
France / epidemiology
Heart Arrest / epidemiology*,  therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome

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