@article {Fornaroemermed-2019-209203, author = {Giancarlo Fornaro and Federico Giovanni Canavosio and Maria Luisa Contristano and Daniela Pasero and Gennaro Izzo and Paolo Centofanti and Matteo Attisani and Anna Chiara Trompeo and Gabriella Buono and Marcello Martore and Mauro Rinaldi and Luca Brazzi}, title = {Extracorporeal life support programme for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest during competitive sport events: the experience of the Volleyball Men{\textquoteright}s World Championship Final Six in Turin (Italy)}, elocation-id = {emermed-2019-209203}, year = {2021}, doi = {10.1136/emermed-2019-209203}, publisher = {British Association for Accident and Emergency Medicine}, abstract = {The high incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest refractory to standard resuscitation protocols, despite precompetitive screening, demonstrated the need for a prehospital team to provide an effective system for life support and resuscitation at the Volleyball Men{\textquoteright}s World Championship. The evolution of mechanical circulatory support suggests that current advanced cardiovascular life support protocols no longer represent the highest standard of care at competitive sporting events with large spectator numbers. Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) improves resuscitation strategies and offers a rescue therapy for refractory cardiac arrest that can no longer be ignored. We present our operational experience of an out-of-hospital ECLS cardiopulmonary resuscitation team at an international sporting event.}, issn = {1472-0205}, URL = {https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/04/14/emermed-2019-209203}, eprint = {https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/04/14/emermed-2019-209203.full.pdf}, journal = {Emergency Medicine Journal} }