Resuscitation
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We sought to describe the characteristics of at-school out-of-hospital cardiac arrests cases, subsequent basic life support, as well as ultimate patient outcomes. ⋯ At-school out-of-hospital cardiac arrests were rare in France, however demonstrated favourable prognostic features and outcomes. The use of automated external defibrillators in at-school cases, while more common than cases occurring elsewhere, should be improved.
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To investigate the ability of Swedish Emergency Medical Dispatch Centres (EMDCs) to answer medical emergency calls and dispatch an ambulance for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in accordance with the American Heart Association (AHA) performance goals in a 1-step (call connected directly to the EMDC) and a 2-step (call transferred to regional EMDC) procedure over 10 years, and to assess whether delays may be associated with 30-day survival. ⋯ The majority of calls were answered within the AHA performance goals. When an ambulance was dispatched within the AHA high-performance standard in response to OHCA calls, survival was higher compared with calls when dispatch was delayed.