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Continuous Improvements in “Chain of Survival” Increased Survival After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests
Author(s) -
Taku Iwami,
Graham Nichol,
Atsushi Hiraide,
Yasuyuki Hayashi,
Tatsuya Nishiuchi,
Kentaro Kajino,
Hiroshi Morita,
Hidekazu Yukioka,
Hisashi Ikeuchi,
Hisashi Sugimoto,
Hiroshi ogi,
Takashi Kawamura
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.108.802058
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , odds ratio , confidence interval , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , ventricular fibrillation , resuscitation , cardiology , chain of survival , population , prospective cohort study , anesthesia , basic life support , environmental health
The impact of ongoing efforts to improve the "chain of survival" for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is unclear. The objective of this study was to evaluate the incremental effect of changes in prehospital emergency care on survival after OHCA.

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