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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Africa: a scoping review.
Article in BMJ open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in three EMS centers in northern and central Thailand: a mixed-methods call for a national data infrastructure.BMC emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Leave no one behind: An African perspective on the first World Health Organization Global Status Report on Drowning Prevention.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2026Article
- Effects of using dextrose administration and outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients with hypoglycemia during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Simulation-Based CPR Education for Student Nurses: A Narrative Review of Effects on Knowledge, Skills, and Confidence.Advances in medical education and practice · 2026Review
- Cardiac arrest in children: emerging trends in resuscitation and outcomes in low-resource pediatric emergency departments.International journal of emergency medicine · 2025Review
- Patient Preferences for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Care in South Africa: A Discrete Choice Experiment.Value in health regional issues · 2024Article
- The development history, current state, challenges, and future directions of the BASIC-OHCA registry in China: A narrative review.Resuscitation plus · 2024Review
- The initiative for medical equity and global health (IMEGH) resuscitation training program: A model for resuscitation training courses in Africa.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2024Article
- The barriers and facilitators to initiation of telephone-assisted bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation for patients experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a private emergency dispatch centre in South Africa.Resuscitation plus · 2024Article
- The understandability and quality of telephone-guided bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the Western Cape province of South Africa: A manikin-based study.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2023Article
- Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the city of Cape Town metropole of the Western Cape province of South Africa: a spatio-temporal analysis.Cardiovascular journal of AfricaArticle
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introductionOut-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is well studied in high-income countries, and research has encouraged the implementation of policy to increase survival rates. On the other hand, comprehensive research on OHCA in Africa is sparse, despite the higher incidence of risk factors. In this vein, structural barriers to OHCA care in Africa must be fully recognised and understood before similar improvements in outcome may be made. The aim of this study was to describe and summarise the body of literature related to OHCA in Africa. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Using an a priori developed search strategy, electronic searches were performed in Medline via Pubmed, Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar databases to identify articles published in English between 2000 and 2020 relevant to OHCA in Africa. Titles, abstract and full text were reviewed by two reviewers, with discrepancies handled by an independent reviewer. A summary of the main themes contained in the literature was developed using descriptive analysis on eligible articles.
resultsA total of 1200 articles were identified. In the screening process, 785 articles were excluded based on title, and a further 127 were excluded following abstract review. During full-text review to determine eligibility, 80 articles were excluded and one was added following references review. A total of 19 articles met the inclusion criteria. During analysis, the following three themes were found: epidemiology and underlying causes for OHCA, first aid training and bystander action, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) resuscitation and training.
conclusionsIn order to begin addressing OHCA in Africa, representative research with standardised reporting that complies to data standards is required to understand the full, context-specific picture. Policies and research may then target underlying conditions, improvements in bystander and EMS training, and system improvements that are contextually relevant and ultimately result in better outcomes for OHCA victims.
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