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Incidence, bystander emergency response management and outcomes of out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest at exercise and sport facilities in Australia
Author(s) -
Sekendiz Betul
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
emergency medicine australasia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1742-6723
pISSN - 1742-6731
DOI - 10.1111/1742-6723.13595
Subject(s) - medicine , return of spontaneous circulation , interquartile range , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , emergency medicine , incidence (geometry) , descriptive statistics , logistic regression , emergency medical services , odds , medical emergency , defibrillation , resuscitation , statistics , physics , mathematics , optics
The aim of the present study was to investigate the incidence of out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) at exercise and sport facilities in Australia and the impact of effective bystander‐initiated CPR and automated external defibrillator use on return of spontaneous circulation to hospital admission. There were 250 OHCA events at exercise and sport facilities, with an incidence rate of 5.1 per 100 000 participants per year at outdoor sports facilities. The findings show that effective bystander‐initiated CPR and automated external defibrillator use can help OHCA patients achieve return of spontaneous circulation to hospital admission.