Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias after Cardiac Arrest in Public versus at Home

摘要: Background The incidence of ventricular fibrillation or pulseless tachycardia as the first recorded rhythm after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has unexpectedly declined. success bystander-deployed automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in public settings suggests that this may be more common initial when occurs public. We conducted a study to determine whether location arrest, type arrhythmia, and probability survival are associated. Methods Between 2005 2007, we prospective cohort adults 10 North American communities. assessed frequencies hospital discharge for arrests at home compared with Results Of 12,930 evaluated arrests, 2042 occurred 9564 home. For home, ventr...