Cardiopulmonary resuscitation prioritises treatment for cardiac arrests from a primary
cardiac cause, which make up the majority of treated cardiac arrests. Early chest …

Importance Nontraumatic shock is a challenging clinical condition, presenting urgent and
unique demands in the prehospital setting. There is a paucity of data assessing its …

An appropriate CPR attempt is an attempt resulting in neurologically intact survival.
Appropriate CPR in elderly patients requires better risk classification. Future research …

Background Air pollution is one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular disease globally,
but its association with out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest at low air pollution levels is unclear …

Introduction Precipitating aetiology of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), as confirmed by
diagnostic testing or autopsy, provides important insights into burden of OHCA and has …

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the characteristics and temporal
trends of the incidence and survival outcomes of suicide-related out-of-hospital cardiac …

Aim To determine the epidemiological characteristics, temporal trends and survival
outcomes of OHCAs precipitated by chemical asphyxiation. Methods We conducted a …

Introduction Sex and gender differences in presentation and characteristics of out-of-hospital
cardiac arrest (OHCA) are established in cohorts with presumed cardiac aetiology but not …

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a leading cause of death worldwide, affecting more
than 6 million people every year. 1 Despite historically low survival rates, systems-based …

Objectives We aimed to assess the healthcare costs and impact on the economy at large
arising from emergency medical services (EMS) treated non-traumatic shock. Design We …