Tuberculosis mycobacterium sepsis as a rare cause of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

An alcoholic 67-year-old man, who lived in Taipei city, was sent to the ED by his family as an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patient. On the other side, the more aggressive detection of highly infectious diseases, such as pulmonary tuberculosis, has some implications for the safety of first-...

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2006-10, Vol.24 (6), p.755-756
Main Authors: Tsai, Min-Shan, Hsieh, Cheng-Chun, Chen, Hung-Ren, Chen, Wen-Jone, Huang, Chien-Hua
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cardiac arrest
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrocardiography
Emergency medical care
Fatal Outcome
Heart Arrest - etiology
Heart attacks
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical personnel
Sepsis - complications
Sepsis - microbiology
Technicians
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - complications
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Summary:An alcoholic 67-year-old man, who lived in Taipei city, was sent to the ED by his family as an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patient. On the other side, the more aggressive detection of highly infectious diseases, such as pulmonary tuberculosis, has some implications for the safety of first-line health workers, including emergency physicians, nurses, and emergency medical technicians.
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2006.01.007