Resuscitation
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The optimal locations and cost-effectiveness of placing automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCAs) in urban residential neighbourhoods are unclear. ⋯ The systematic deployment of AEDs at schools and community centers in urban neighbourhoods may result in increased application and be a cost-effective public health intervention.
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Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is used in cardiac arrest patients to assess for reversible causes. We aimed to conduct a diagnostic test accuracy systematic review of intra-arrest POCUS to indicate the etiology of cardiac arrest in adults in any setting. ⋯ It is feasible to identify reversible causes of cardiac arrest with POCUS, but the current literature is heterogenous with high risks of bias, wide confidence intervals, and very low certainty of evidence, which render these data difficult to interpret.