Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

[Preclinical resuscitation]

C Michel1

  • 1Institut für Anästhesiologie und Intensivbehandlung, Inselspital Bern.

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift
|May 22, 1993
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Promoting public basic life support (BCLS) and improving emergency call systems are crucial for better neurologic outcomes after cardiac arrest in Switzerland. Immediate layman resuscitation and professional prehospital care enhance patient survival and recovery.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

[Rare diseases recognizable from blood smears].

Der Internist·2018
Same author

[Angiokeratoma circumscriptum neviforme].

Annales de dermatologie et de venereologie·2018
Same author

[Impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on the peri-operative morbidity of radical cystectomy for muscle invasive bladder cancer].

Progres en urologie : journal de l'Association francaise d'urologie et de la Societe francaise d'urologie·2018
Same author

Search for Tensor, Vector, and Scalar Polarizations in the Stochastic Gravitational-Wave Background.

Physical review letters·2018
Same author

Prospects for observing and localizing gravitational-wave transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA.

Living reviews in relativity·2018
Same author

GW170817: Implications for the Stochastic Gravitational-Wave Background from Compact Binary Coalescences.

Physical review letters·2018
Same journal

Respiratory function test in the case of temporary phrenic nerve contusion, associated with pneumoperitoneum; About the diagnostic value of laparoscopy.

Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift·2010
Same journal

Treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis and pleurisy by means of temporary paralysis of the diaphragm, supported by the pneumoperitoneum.

Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift·2010
Same journal

Boeck's disease as a tuberculous syndrome.

Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift·2010
Same journal

Enteral primary tubercular complexes

Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift·2010
Same journal

Tuberculous stenoses of the large bronchi.

Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift·2010
Same journal

About the enzyme action.

Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift·2010
See all related articles

Area of Science:

  • Emergency medicine
  • Public health
  • Cardiology

Context:

  • Resuscitation outside the hospital setting is gaining importance.
  • Achieving satisfactory neurologic outcomes after cardiac arrest requires prompt Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (BCLS + ACLS).
  • Current prehospital emergency response in Switzerland needs enhancement.

Purpose:

  • To advocate for increased public BCLS training and education.
  • To recommend improvements in emergency call handling and prehospital first aid structure.
  • To emphasize the need for a unified emergency number in Switzerland.

Summary:

  • Immediate initiation of BCLS by laypersons is critical for neurologic recovery post-cardiac arrest.
  • Enhancing public awareness and training in BCLS is essential.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Streamlining emergency calls and improving prehospital first aid protocols are necessary for better patient outcomes.
  • A single, nationwide emergency number (e.g., 144) is proposed for Switzerland.
  • Professionalism in emergency call management and specialized first aid benefits both cardiac and trauma patients.

    • Impact:

    • Improved survival rates and neurologic outcomes for cardiac arrest patients.
    • Increased public preparedness and response capabilities during medical emergencies.
    • More efficient and effective prehospital emergency medical services in Switzerland.
    • Potential reduction in long-term disability associated with cardiac arrest.