Open AccessCan Healthcare Expansion Rapidly Reduce Out‐of‐Hospital Cardiac Arrest?
Author(s) -
Hazinski Mary Fran,
Myers Carole R.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.117.006552
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , medicaid , etiology , population , health care , demography , gerontology , emergency medicine , family medicine , environmental health , economics , economic growth , physics , sociology , optics
Sudden, out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major health problem that occurs in an estimated 347 322 adults in the United States annually, with an incidence of 140.7 per 100 000 population.[1][1] With overall survival averaging as low as 8% to 12% in many parts of the country, OHCA