Chain of survival used for a victim of sudden cardiac arrest in a public place
Abstract
The complete chain of survival is highly recomended management of sudden cardiac arrest. Although it is well known, in Poland not always works properly, because of poor availability to AED devices. We present the history of 56 years old man, who suddenly suffered from sudden cardiac arrest in public place. Thanks to rapid reaction of his family and medical staff this men recived high quality resuscitation including AED and spontaneous circulation returnem before paramedics arrived. On admission to emergency department the patient was awake, without neuroligic deficites. Miocardial infarction was diagnosed as the cause of cardiac arrest.
Keywords: cardiac arrestsurvivordefibrillationresuscitation
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