Abstract Background: The use of public-access automated external defibrillators (AEDs) has become common in Japan. To provide a strategy for appropriate public-access AED deployment, we assessed
Abstract Background: Although one-half of all public out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) occur outside private homes in residential neighborhoods, their characteristics and outcomes remain unexplored. Objectives: The authors
Abstract There are 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) cases annually in the United States of America. Using automated external defibrillators (AEDs) has increased survival in
Abstract Background: Volunteer responder (VR) programs for activation of laypersons in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) have been deployed worldwide, but the optimal number of VRs to
Abstract Background: In recent years, several actions have been made to shorten the chain of survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). These include placing defibrillators
Abstract Out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major public health issue, with a survival rate at hospital discharge that remains below 10% in
Abstract Maternal health includes health during pregnancy and childbirth. Each stage during pregnancy should be a positive experience, ensuring that women and their babies reach
Abstract «Analysis of survival at cardiac arrest in events occurred in work environments in the territory served by an operations center of the 118 of
Abstract Cardiovascular diseases and cardiac arrest (CA) are the main causes of death worldwide. This review aims to identify publications on the learning outcomes for
Abstract Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of exercise-related fatalities in athletes. A comprehensive emergency action plan (EAP) is critical to facilitate a
Abstract Children, adolescents, and young adults with conditions such as cardiomyopathies and channelopathies are at higher risk of sudden cardiac death caused by lethal arrhythmias,
Abstract Aim: To investigate out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) trend, provided advanced life support (ALS) measures, automated external defibrillator (AEDs) utilization and bystanders’ involvement in cardiopulmonary resuscitation