Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Oct 1991
Comparative Study[The results of resuscitations in an emergency service].
In a prospective study 166 consecutive cases of prehospital resuscitation by emergency doctors were analysed to ascertain those factors which affect the ultimate outcome. Cardiac causes were most frequent (69%): primary ventricular fibrillation was the most common ECG diagnosis (47%). ⋯ Favourable factors were: primary ventricular fibrillation and start of resuscitation manoeuvres within 10 minutes. These results highlight the need for training first-aid personnel so that the number of successful resuscitations can be increased.