[Prehospital cardiac resuscitation in Queretaro, Mexico. Report of 3 cases. Importance of an integral emergency medical care system]. / Informe de 3 casos de reanimación extrahospitalaria en la ciudad de Querétaro. Importancia de un sistema integral de atención de emergencias médicas.
Arch Cardiol Mex
; 84(2): 79-83, 2014.
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In Mexico, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a health problem that represents 33,000 to 150,000 or more deaths per year. The few existent reports show mortality as high as 100% in contrast to some international reports that show higher survival rates. In Queretaro, during the last 5 years there were no successful resuscitation cases. However, in 2012 some patients were reported to have return of spontaneous circulation. We report in this article 3 cases with return of spontaneous circulation and pulse at arrival to the hospital. Two of the patients were discharged alive, one of them with poor cerebral performance category. Community cardiopulmonary resuscitation, early defibrillation and better emergency medical system response times, are related with survival. This poorly explored health problem in Queretaro could be increased with quality and good public education, bystander assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation, police involvement in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation, public access defibrillation programs and measurement of indicators and feedback for better results.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Serviços Médicos de Emergência
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Parada Cardíaca Extra-Hospitalar
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Arch Cardiol Mex
Assunto da revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
México