Selected aspects of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the context of the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 disease

Czech version

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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