Open AccessImproved outcome in Sweden after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and possible association with improvements in every link in the chain of survival
Author(s) -
Anneli Strömsöe,
Leif Svensson,
Åsa Axelsson,
Andreas Claesson,
Katarina E. Göransson,
Per Nordberg,
Johan Herlitz
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336
H-Index - 293
eISSN - 1522-9645
pISSN - 0195-668X
DOI - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu240
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricular fibrillation , return of spontaneous circulation , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , defibrillation , chain of survival , resuscitation , emergency medical services , emergency medicine , cardiology , basic life support
To describe out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Sweden from a long-term perspective in terms of changes in outcome and circumstances at resuscitation.