European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2015: Section 11. The ethics of resuscitation and end-of-life decisions

LL Bossaert, GD Perkins, H Askitopoulou… - …, 2015 - resuscitationjournal.com
Sudden unexpected cardiac arrest (CA) is a catastrophic unexpected but potentially
reversible event that involves family, friends and society. In Europe cardiac arrest occurs in …

The train the trainer model for the propagation of resuscitation knowledge in limited resource settings: a systematic review

CR Anderson, BR Taira - Resuscitation, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Train the Trainer (TTT) model is increasingly used in limited
resource settings as a mechanism to disseminate resuscitation knowledge and skills among …

Ethical aspects of sudden cardiac arrest research using observational data: a narrative review

MAR Bak, MT Blom, HL Tan, DL Willems - Critical Care, 2018 - Springer
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) accounts for half of all cardiac deaths in Europe. In recent
years, large-scale SCA registries have been set up to enable observational studies into risk …

Global resuscitation alliance utstein recommendations for developing emergency care systems to improve cardiac arrest survival

GD Nadarajan, L Tiah, AFW Ho, A Azazh, MK Castren… - Resuscitation, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction The Global Resuscitation Alliance (GRA) was established in 2015 to
improve survival for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) using the best practices …

Outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests after a decade of system-wide initiatives optimising community chain of survival in Taipei city

HY Lin, YC Chien, BC Lee, YL Wu, YP Liu, TL Wang… - Resuscitation, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective A strengthened chain of survival benefits patient outcomes after out-of-hospital
cardiac arrest (OHCA). 2 Over the past decade, the Taipei Fire Department (TFD) has …

Utility and challenges of an early invasive strategy in patients resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

JC Jentzer, J Herrmann, A Prasad, GW Barsness… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2019 - jacc.org
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is frequently triggered by acute myocardial ischemia.
Coronary angiography is an important component of post-resuscitation care for patients with …

Cardiopulmonary ultrasound for critically ill adults improves diagnostic accuracy in a resource‐limited setting: the AFRICA trial

TK Becker, CA Tafoya, M Osei‐Ampofo… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the effects of a cardiopulmonary ultrasound (CPUS) examination on
diagnostic accuracy for critically ill patients in a resource‐limited setting. Methods …

Spatial decision on allocating automated external defibrillators (AED) in communities by multi-criterion two-step floating catchment area (MC2SFCA)

BC Lin, CW Chen, CC Chen, CL Kuo, I Fan… - International journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Background The occurrence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a critical life-
threatening event which frequently warrants early defibrillation with an automated external …

Evaluating capacity at three government referral hospital emergency units in the kingdom of Eswatini using the WHO Hospital Emergency Unit Assessment Tool

JL Pigoga, AP Joiner, P Chowa, J Luong… - BMC emergency …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background The Kingdom of Eswatini, a lower-middle income nation of 1.45 million
in southern Africa, has recently identified emergency care as a key strategy to respond to the …

Evolution of medical ethics in resuscitation and end of life

SD Mentzelopoulos, K Haywood, A Cariou… - Trends in Anaesthesia …, 2016 - Elsevier
Medical ethics has evolved from paternalistic to patient-centred. Emergency and end-of-life
situations are frequently associated with inability to make informed decisions. Respect for …