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Out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest
Author(s) -
Meyer Atastair D McR,
Cameron Peter A,
Smith Karen L,
McNeil John J
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2000.tb139205.x
Subject(s) - chain of survival , defibrillation , medicine , case fatality rate , basic life support , intensive care medicine , etiology , emergency medical services , advanced life support , resuscitation , medical emergency , emergency medicine , cardiology , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , epidemiology
Out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), with its high fatality rate, is a significant public health issue. The aetiology of OHCA is reviewed, and management strategies are discussed, including the “chain of survival”, the Utstein method of data collection, and recent developments in advanced cardiac life support emphasising defibrillation.