Early Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

2015952 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Ingela Hasselqvist‐Ax · Resuscitation Council

Gabriel Riva · Resuscitation Council

Johan Herlitz · University of Borås

Mårten Rosenqvist · Glanrhyd Hospital

Jacob Hollenberg · Resuscitation Council

Per Nordberg · Resuscitation Council

Mattias Ringh ·

Abstract

CPR performed before EMS arrival was associated with a 30-day survival rate after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest that was more than twice as high as that associated with no CPR before EMS arrival. (Funded by the Laerdal Foundation for Acute Medicine and others.).

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency and Acute Care Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 372, Issue 24, pp. 2307-2315

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1405796

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