Importance of “telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation” in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in India

Importance of “telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation” in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in India

Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major cause of mortality in developing countries such as India. Most cardiac arrests happen outside the hospital and are associated with poor survival rates due to delay in recognition and in performing early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)....

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Main Authors: Jyothi Venkatesan, Rani Janumpally, Aruna Gimkala, Vimal Megavaran, Helge Myklebust, G V Ramana Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Subjects:
bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
dispatcher-assisted instructions
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
prehospital care
telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Online Access:http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2020;volume=45;issue=2;spage=194;epage=198;aulast=Venkatesan

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