Titre
L'arrêt cardiaque: quelle réalité et quelle formation pour le praticien [Heart arrest: which reality and which training for the practitioner?]
Type
synthèse (review)
Institution
UNIL/CHUV/Unisanté + institutions partenaires
Périodique
Revue médicale de la Suisse romande
Auteur(s)
Ribordy, V.
Auteure/Auteur
Guyot, E.
Auteure/Auteur
Liaudet, L.
Auteure/Auteur
Fishman, D.
Auteure/Auteur
Liens vers les personnes
Liens vers les unités
ISSN
0035-3655
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2004
Volume
124
Numéro
6
Première page
321
Dernière page/numéro d’article
4
Langue
français
Notes
Publication types: English Abstract ; Journal Article ; Review - Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
Sudden death related to out-of hospital cardiac arrest is an important cause of mortality, which is mainly caused by ventricular fibrillation, a potentially reversible condition. The prognosis of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remains dismal despite well developed emergency medical services. Witnessed arrest, ventricular fibrillation as the initial arrhythmia, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and early defibrillation are systematically associated with better survival. Key interventions must therefore be enforced to improve survival from out-of-hospital cardiac, introducing the concept of a "chain of survivals". The aim of the present article, which is illustrated by local results, is to review this important public health issue, to emphasize the role of the general practitioner in the chain of survival, and to promote education and training of basic and advanced life support.
PID Serval
serval:BIB_C728906D5A44
PMID
Date de création
2008-01-24T16:01:03.292Z
Date de création dans IRIS
2025-05-21T02:26:39Z