Sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with unsuccessful cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR) is the third leading cause of death in industrialised nations.
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After OHCA, the overall survival rates are 2–10%.
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In Europe and in the US together, 700,000 people die of OHCA every year. The same
applies to other industrialised regions of the world. Many of these lives could be
saved if more lay people provided immediate CPR.
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Emergency medical services (EMS) response times can be several (6–12) minutes or
even longer. Unfortunately, following cardiac arrest, the brain starts to die after
only 3–5 min without blood flow.
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Published online: June 21, 2016
Received:
June 1,
2016
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