Original contributionDecision making in prehospital sudden cardiac arrest
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Validation of 3 Termination of Resuscitation Criteria for Good Neurologic Survival After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
2009, Annals of Emergency MedicineCitation Excerpt :Characteristics associated with survival to hospital discharge have been described and include activation of emergency medical services (EMS), early application of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and early defibrillation in patients with ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia.2,3 Other factors independently associated with survival include the patient's age,4 the location of the arrest,5 an arrest witnessed by bystanders or EMS personnel,6 and return of spontaneous circulation before transport by paramedics.7 Conversely, patients with an initial arrest rhythm of asystole, pulseless electrical activity, or failure to respond to either basic life support (BLS) or advanced life support (ALS) in the out-of-hospital setting have uniformly dismal outcomes.3,8,9
Trauma Systems and Trauma Triage Algorithms
2008, Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical CareDeath, Dying, and Last Wishes
2006, Emergency Medicine Clinics of North AmericaCitation Excerpt :Since so few patients have completed legal advance directives, and only a fraction of those have the document available, the default option for many physicians is to attempt resuscitation. Reported survival rates for patients with cardiac arrest vary in the literature and are dependent on many factors, including time elapsed since arrest (down time) [17,22,23], presenting electrical rhythm [24], early defibrillation [25,26], cardiac activity on bedside echocardiogram [27], underlying medical condition [28], response to prehospital advanced life support (ALS) protocols [29,30], age [31], and long-term care [32]. In summary, published reports have estimated survival for victims of cardiac arrest to hospital discharge between 0% and 16% [33–36].
Prehospital resuscitation practices: A survey of prehospital providers
2003, Journal of Emergency Medicine
Presented at the University Association for Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, May 1985.