Polish State Fire Service (SFS) response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA): a retrospective study

• Authors: Marcin Glinka , Łukasz Dudziński , Paulina Glinka

Abstracts

INTRODUCTION: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is one of the leading causes of death in developed countries, which is a leading public health problem. Saving endangered human life is a priority task for emergency services around the world. The aim of study was to analysis of OHCA cases for which the Fire Rescue Units (FRU) teams were ordered in situations that meet the criteria of the isolated emergency medical incidents (IEMI). MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included a retrospective analysis of calls by Polish FRU to local medical threats over a period of 5 years. The data come from the Decision Support System for Fire Service. Quantitative data were described using classical measures: arithmetic means (M), standard deviations (SD), median (Me) and interquartile ranges (IQR). RESULTS: The total number of OHCA cases included was 94. The mean time between receipt of the IEMI call and arrival on scene was 6 minutes and 22 seconds (IQR = 4). ROSC occurred in 21 patients, which is 22.34% of all cases. An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) was used in 64 cases (68.09%). The analyzed victims were mostly men (76.59%). The mean age of the victims was 63.06 years (Me = 62 years). CONCLUSIONS:The results of the research are in line with global trends and show the role of early cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Sending FRU to OHCA in the case of non-availability of the EMT in the initial phase of the intervention is justified.

Keywords

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Sudden cardiac arrest; OHCA; state fire service; medical incidents

• Publisher: Towarzystwo Pomocy Doraźnej
• Journal: Critical Care Innovations
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 21-29

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Marcin Glinka

author

Łukasz Dudziński

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Paulina Glinka

Identifiers

DOI

10.32114/CCI.2021.4.1.21.29

Biblioteka Nauki

29432089