Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prehospital characteristics and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest among the elderly in Japan: A nationwide study

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prehospital characteristics and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest among the elderly in Japan: A nationwide study

Aim: To assess the impact of the 2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on the prehospital characteristics and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in the elderly. Methods: In this population-based nationwide observational study in Japan, 563,100 emergency medical service-unwitnes...

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Main Authors: Yoshio Tanaka, Kazuki Okumura, Shintaro Yao, Masaki Okajima, Hideo Inaba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Resuscitation Plus
Subjects:
Covid-19 pandemic
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Elderly patient
Prehospital characteristics
Bystander actions
Outcome
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666520423000206

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