Selected aspects of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the context of the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 disease
Authors:
L. Čechurová 1,2; P. Bureš 3; M. Kubát 3; J. Halamka 3
Authors‘ workplace:
Zdravotnická záchranná služba Plzeňského kraje, p. o., Ředitel: MUDr. Bc. Pavel Hrdlička
1; Vysoká škola zdravotníctva a sociálnej práce sv. Alžbety v Bratislave, Slovenská republika, Rektor: dr. h. c. prof. MUDr. Vladimír Krčméry, DrSc.
2; Zdravotnická záchranná služba Ústeckého kraje, p. o., Ředitel: MUDr. Ilja Deyl
3
Published in:
Prakt. Lék. 2020; 100(6): 306-308
Category:
Of different specialties
Overview
The article provides information on selected aspects of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the context of the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 disease. The impact of the pandemic on selected demographic and health characteristics is obvious especially in increase of the number of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with a dominant place of onset at home. At the time of the pandemic, a lower number of patients with an initial defibrillate rhythm and return of spontaneous circulation were reported. Furthermore, the article presents a modified algorithm for basic life support using an automated external defibrillator during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords:
out-of-cardiac arrest – COVID-19 – basic life support
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