• Curr Opin Crit Care · Jun 2012

    Review

    Protocol C: a nonguidelines-compliant approach to improve survival of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

    • Douglas Chamberlain, David Fletcher, Malcolm Woollard, and Anthony Handley.
    • South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, Banstead, Surrey, UK. dac@dachamberlain.co.uk
    • Curr Opin Crit Care. 2012 Jun 1;18(3):234-8.

    Purpose Of ReviewTo describe a resuscitation protocol for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest designed for healthcare professionals that demands more from rescuers than does conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It was introduced with the aim of improving survival that has remained disappointingly poor worldwide.Recent FindingsSurvival to hospital discharge, that could be measured accurately in one city, improved appreciably with the use of the novel protocol. The implications are discussed in relation to the scientific background and relevant literature.SummaryUniform resuscitation protocols for lay and for professional use may not be appropriate. Only randomized trials can indicate the potential value of this challenge to conventional wisdom.

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