Practical Emergency Medicine:Management of cardiac arrest
in the community
Dr. H K Tong
Consultant A&E Dept QMH
Hon Associate Professor HKU
What is the chance of
survival for street arrest?
Study done from 1990 to 1992 in KWHSurvival only 3%
Survival for out-of-hospital
cardiac arrest 1999
< 2%
Leung LP, Wong TW, Tong HK, Lo CB, Kan PG. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Hong Kong. Prehosp Emerg Care 2001;5:308-11.
Initial rhythm
Leung LP et al.Prehospital Emergency Care 2001;5:308-11.
Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival in some Asian Locations
Location
(Year)
Hong Kong
(1992) Wong
Taipei
(1993) Hu
Hong Kong
(1995) Lui
Hong Kong
(1999) Leung
Japan
(1999) Mashiko
Singapore
(2002) Eng No. of OHCASurvival %Call-to-patient Call-to-shock time (min)time (min)263554744320292054831.41.61.253.52147.46.426.42710.216.721.616.3711.12
Why is the survival rate so low?
Chain of Survival Concept
Chain is as strong as the weakest link.
Chain of Survival (AHA)BystanderBystanderAmbulanceEmerg Dept
Activate EMS Early CPR Rapid Defib ACLS Post-arrest care
Collapse to defibrillation time is a critical factor for survival
OPALS
Survival
4.2%
The key to survival is
defibrillation within 4-6 minutes
of collapse
F/59 sudden severe chest pain
with cold sweat
Driven by husband to QMH
A&E
Cardiac arrest en route, son
performed CPR at backseat.
Arrived A&E in VF
Resuscitated with 11X
defibrillation, 9 doses of adrenalin-- NSR with good
perfusion
Emergency PCI followed by
hypothermic resuscitation in ICU for 24 hours
XXXXXXX
XXXDay 5…..
AHA Guidelines 2000 recommends PAD, if
Response times of fewer than 5 minutes, from EMS call to countershock, cannot be reliably achieved, and
in areas where there exists a reasonable probability of at least 1 AED use in
5 years
A person has collapsed…
What should you do stat!
From ABC to CAB