• Resuscitation · Jul 1999

    Appointment of a Resuscitation Training Officer is associated with improved survival from in-hospital ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia cardiac arrest.

    • J McGowan, C A Graham, and M W Gordon.
    • Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
    • Resuscitation. 1999 Jul 1;41(2):169-73.

    ObjectiveTo determine if the appointment of a Resuscitation Training Officer improves survival to discharge from in-hospital ventricular fibrillation/pulseless ventricular tachycardia cardiac arrest.DesignA 22-month prospective study.SettingA 1100-bed teaching hospital.SubjectsAll inpatients suffering ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia cardiorespiratory arrests.InterventionsAppointment of a Resuscitation Training Officer at start of study, who introduced coordinated resuscitation training for all staff.Main OutcomeSurvival to discharge.ResultImprovement in survival to discharge of 20-75% (P<0.03, Spearman Rank Correlation test).ConclusionAppointment of a Resuscitation Training Officer is associated with improved survival to discharge in ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in-hospital cardiac arrest.

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