Surviving cardiac arrest

Surviving cardiac arrest Why do some survive while others die? These factors are associated with successful resuscitation. bystander CPR time to CPR ventricular fibrillation time to defibrillation presence of witness dispatcher-assisted telephone CPR interaction of CPR & defibrillation no comorbidity community CPR training use of on-scene AED agonal breathing primary arrhythmia public access defibrillation tiered response higher socioeconomic status good quality CPR use of hypothermia European ancestry public location chest-compression-only CPR defibrillator guided therapy good airway management CPR adjuncts Source: Mickey S. Eisenberg. Resuscitate! How Your Community Can Improve Patient factors no emesis Survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest. University of Washington Press; 2009. younger age Event factors ISBN 978-0-295-98889-4 Designed by: IvorMedical System factors Developer of CPR&AED mobile applications and CPR PRO cradle for use in CPR Therapy factors training and real emergencies. www.ivormedical.com @ivormedical 1 Higher and larger = stronger association