Open AccessAssessment of cardiopulmonary resuscitation practices in emergency departments for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims in Lebanon
Author(s) -
Samar Noureddine,
Tamar Avedissian,
Hussain Isma’eel,
Mazen El Sayed
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.185275
Subject(s) - resuscitation , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , medicine , medical emergency , duty , emergency department , emergency medicine , nursing , philosophy , theology
The survival rate of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) victims in Lebanon is low. A national policy on resuscitation practice is lacking. This survey explored the practices of emergency physicians related to the resuscitation of OHCA victims in Lebanon.