Successful resuscitation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

A 66-year-old woman presented to the emergency department after a witnessed cardiac arrest, having had compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation initiated by her son on the backseat of his car. She was resuscitated in the emergency department for 1 hour before the return of spontaneous circulat...

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Published in:Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi 2012-12, Vol.18 (6), p.536-538
Main Authors: Tang, C L, Cheung, K S, Tsui, S H, Tse, George T W
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cardiac arrest
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - methods
Emergency Medical Services
Female
Humans
Hypothermia, Induced - methods
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - therapy
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention - methods
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:A 66-year-old woman presented to the emergency department after a witnessed cardiac arrest, having had compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation initiated by her son on the backseat of his car. She was resuscitated in the emergency department for 1 hour before the return of spontaneous circulation. She then underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention and therapeutic hypothermia. She was discharged without significant neurological deficit. This case illustrates better survival and neurological outcome can be achieved by prompt implementation of a 'chain of survival' interventions and therapeutic hypothermia.
ISSN:1024-2708
2226-8707