Medical Xpress

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Studies tackle deadly public health problem

The sudden cardiac arrest of NFL football player Damar Hamlin during a televised game in early January shocked the nation, but his recovery following emergency resuscitation efforts administered on ...
Medscape

Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests at Airports Linked to Better Survival Outcomes Than Those at Other Public Locations

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) in airports were more often witnessed, involved an increased use of interventions before emergency medical service (EMS) arrival, showed higher rates of ...
Medical Xpress

Resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest—how quickly it is done may be more important than who does it

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in people experiencing a heart attack is a time-dependent medical emergency requiring immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). In new research presented at ...
Healio

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates remain below pre-pandemic levels

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . U.S. out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates have improved since 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 ...
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In out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, survival more likely if overdose-related

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Many out-of-hospital cardiac arrests are due to drug ...
BMJ

Better outcomes from exercise-related out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in males and in the young: findings from the Swedish Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Background Survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is higher if the arrest is witnessed and occurs during exercise, however, there is contradicting data on prognosis with regards to sex ...