Prehospital/emergency department therapeutic hypothermia for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in adults
Record ID 32010000844
English
Authors' objectives:
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) causes approximately 310,000 deaths before the patient reaches the hospital Emergency Department each year in the United States. Sudden cardiac death occurs more often in patients who are recovering from a heart attack or whose hearts have a reduced ability to pump blood. In most cases, OHCA is caused by ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation, a sudden change in heart rhythm that affects the large chambers of the heart. During ventricular fibrillation, the heart muscles do not contract simultaneously, the heart stops pumping blood effectively, and death occurs rapidly unless the patient receives treatment to restore a normal heartbeat.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.hayesinc.com/
Year Published:
2009
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
United States
MeSH Terms
- Body Temperature
- Emergency Medical Services
- Heart Arrest
- Hypothermia, Induced
Contact
Organisation Name:
HAYES, Inc.
Contact Address:
157 S. Broad Street, Suite 200, Lansdale, PA 19446, USA. Tel: 215 855 0615; Fax: 215 855 5218
Contact Name:
saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Contact Email:
saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Copyright:
2009 Winifred S. Hayes, In
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