Prehospitalary cardiopulmonary reanimation in the city of Cuenca. January - September 2019. Case Series

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18537/RFCM.38.01.10

Keywords:

case report, pulmonary cardio resuscitation, prehospital attention, firefighters

Abstract

Background: cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide and in Ecuador. Cardiac arrest care out of the hospital (OHCA) is still a challenge, where early initiation of chest compressions plus early defibrillation increases survival.

Objective: to determine sociodemographic and extrahospitalary care elements of people undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the city of Cuenca.

Methodology: this is a serial study of 15 cases of cardio-respiratory arrest, which underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The cases were obtained from the computerized patient registration system (NOUS) of the well-known Volunteer Fire Department from Cuenca.

Results: a report of 15 cases of OHCA without survival was made. A total of 33.3% were foreigners. The 86.7% were men, 46.7% used an external automatic defibrillator (AED) and 20% manual defibrillation. Most cardiovascular emergencies (46.7%) were attended by firefighters.

Conclusions: of the studied cases, most of the patients were male, they underwent automatic defibrillation, telephone CPR was never used, and advanced life support (VAS) was performed in 5 patients. At the end of the study a survival rate of 0% was reported
 

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Published

2020-06-01

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 1 (2020): Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de la Universidad de Cuenca

Section

Clinical Case

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