Overview More people can survive sudden cardiac arrest when a particular sequence of
events occurs as rapidly as possible. This sequence is 1) recognition of early warning signs …

ContextSudden cardiac death is a major public health problem in the United States, and
improving survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has been the subject of intense study …

Context The health and policy implications of regional variation in incidence and outcome of
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remain to be determined. Objective To evaluate whether …

Published reports of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest give widely varying results. The variation
in survival rates within each type of system is due, in part, to variation in definitions. To …

The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) was founded on November
22, 1992, and currently includes representatives from the American Heart Association …

ContextSurvival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest are low; published survival rates in
Ontario are only 2.5%. This study represents phase II of the Ontario Prehospital Advanced …

Study objectives: This study was conducted to identify modifiable factors associated with
survival for prehospital cardiac arrest in a large, multicenter EMS system with basic life …

Study objective: More than 1,000 patients experience sudden cardiac arrest each day.
Treatment for this includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR_ and emergency medical …

Background—This study evaluated the prehospital factors associated with better health-
related quality of life for survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Methods and Results …

Application of resuscitation science to improve patient care and outcomes requires effective
strategies for education and implementation. Systematic reviews suggest that there are …