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Area of Science:

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Cardiology

Background:

  • Advanced cardiac life support is initiated by ambulance crews.
  • Patient outcomes are determined by the effectiveness of pre-hospital resuscitation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of continuing resuscitation in the emergency department (A&E) for patients who have not been successfully resuscitated en route.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of emergency medical services (EMS) data.
  • Comparison of patient outcomes based on continuation of resuscitation in the A&E.

Main Results:

  • Patients who did not achieve return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) prior to arrival in the A&E had extremely low survival rates.
  • Continuation of resuscitation efforts in the A&E for these patients did not significantly improve survival.

Conclusions:

  • For patients with refractory cardiac arrest in the pre-hospital setting, continuing resuscitation in the A&E is unlikely to be beneficial.
  • Focusing resources on patients with a higher likelihood of survival may be a more effective use of emergency department resources.