Home about sudden cardiac arrest Latest Statistics. Latest Statistics. The location of OHCA in adults is most often a home or residence OHCA was witnessed by a layperson in For Survival to hospital discharge after EMS-treated cardiac arrest was Females with OHCA are older, less likely to present with shockable rhythms, and less likely to collapse in public.
Robert Myerburg, M. Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, M. Robin Newhouse, RN, Ph. Ralph L. Sacco, M. Arthur B. Sanders, M. Clyde W. Yancy, M. To improve survival and quality of life following cardiac arrest, the committee recommended several actions: Establish a national registry of cardiac arrest to monitor performance, identify problems, and track progress. Educate and train the public on how to recognize cardiac arrest, contact emergency responders, administer CPR, and use AEDs, as well as facilitate state and local education departments to include CPR and AED training as middle- and high-school graduation requirements.
Develop strategies to improve systems of care within hospital settings, including setting national accreditation standards related to cardiac arrest for hospitals and health care systems.
Adopt continuous quality improvement programs for cardiac arrest to promote accountability, encourage training and continued competency, and facilitate performance comparisons within hospitals and EMS and health care systems.
Expand research in cardiac arrest resuscitation and promote innovative technologies and treatments. CPR News 16th Oct The latest OHCAR report shows improvement in rate of bystander CPR Latest figures show that there has been an improvement in the number of people who survived a cardiac arrest in the community in compared to , and in the rate of bystander CPR, where someone has witnessed or come across a cardiac arrest and stepped in to attempt CPR.
In the rate of bystander CPR was 81 per cent and this increased to 84 per cent last year. Learn More. More on CPR News. GO Popular Searches. What is CPR? Learn More. In one year alone, , Americans die from a cardiac arrest.
Globally, cardiac arrest claims more lives than colorectal cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, influenza, pneumonia, auto accidents, HIV, firearms, and house fires combined.
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