
Prevalence of COVID-19 in OHCA: Implications for Bystander CPR
We undertook a cohort investigation of OHCA attended by emergency medical services (EMS) in Seattle and King County, WA from January 1 to April 15, 2020. Patients where EMS attempted resuscitation (EMS treated) and where EMS responded but did not provide resuscitation because of signs of irreversible death (dead on EMS arrival) were included. Our population-based OHCA registry systematically abstracts information about OHCA presentation, treatment, and outcome from dispatch audio recordings, defibrillator electronic data, prehospital … Continue reading Prevalence of COVID-19 in OHCA: Implications for Bystander CPR