Effect of large-scale disasters on bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation in family-witnessed, friend-witnessed and colleague-witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected, nationwide, population-based data.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The effect of large-scale disasters on bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BCPR) performance is unknown.

Objective

To investigate whether and how large-scale earthquake and tsunami as well as subsequent nuclear pollution influenced BCPR performance for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) witnessed by family and friends/colleagues.

Design and setting

Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected, nationwide, population-based data for OHCA cases.

Participants

From the nationwide OHCA registry recorded between 11 March 2010 and 1 March 2013, we extracted 74 684 family-witnessed and friend/colleague-witnessed OHCA cases without prehospital physician involvement.

Exposure

Earthquake and tsunamis that were followed by nuclear pollution an

SUBMITTER: Ushimoto T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8808444 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature