ArticleInternational journal of emergency medicine2012
Elderly out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has worse outcomes with a family bystander than a non-family bystander.
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- Are two or four hands needed for elderly female bystanders to achieve the required chest compression depth during dispatcher-assisted CPR: a randomized controlled trial.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2016Trial
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- [Epidemiology and Characteristics of Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest in the Chungcheong Region of Republic of Korea in 2023].Jugan geon-gang gwa jilbyeong · 2025Article
- The Interaction Effect of Age, Initial Rhythm, and Location on Outcomes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Analysis of Out-of-Hospital First Aid for Recovery of Spontaneous Circulation after Cardiac Arrest in Korea.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- One-year longitudinal study of psychological distress and self-assessed health in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Well-being among survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a cross-sectional retrospective study in Sweden.BMJ open · 2018Article
- Degree of exercise intensity during continuous chest compression in upper-body-trained individuals.Journal of physiological anthropology · 2015Article
- Characteristics of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the United Arab Emirates.Heart views : the official journal of the Gulf Heart AssociationArticle
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backgroundA growing elderly population along with advances in equipment and approaches for pre-hospital resuscitation necessitates up-to-date information when developing policies to improve elderly out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) outcomes. We examined the effects of bystander type (family or non-family) intervention on 1-month outcomes of witnessed elderly OHCA patients.
methodsData from a total of 85,588 witnessed OHCA events in patients aged ≥65 years, which occurred from 2005 to 2008, were obtained from a nationwide population-based database. Patients were stratified into three age categories (65-74, 75-84, ≥85 years), and the effects of bystander type (family or non-family) on initial cardiac rhythm, rate of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and 1-month outcomes were assessed.
resultsThe overall survival rate was 6.9% (65-74 years: 9.8%, 75-84 years: 6.9%, ≥85 years: 4.6%). Initial VF/VT was recorded in 11.1% of cases with a family bystander and 12.9% of cases with a non-family bystander. The rate of bystander CPR was constant across the age categories in patients with a family bystander and increased with advancing age categories in patients with a non-family bystander. Patients having a non-family bystander were associated with significantly higher 1-month rates of survival (OR: 1.26; 95% CI: 1.19-1.33) and favorable neurological status (OR: 1.47; 95% CI: 1.34-1.60).
conclusionsElderly patient OHCA events witnessed by a family bystander were associated with worse 1-month outcomes than those witnessed by a non-family bystander. Healthcare providers should consider targeting potential family bystanders for CPR education to increase the rate and quality of bystander CPR.
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