No apparent effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest incidence and outcome in Western Australia

Background: We examined the incidence, patient and arrest characteristics, and survival outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Western Australia (WA) in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Adult OHCA cases attended by St John WA Emergency Medical Service (EMS) between 16t...

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Main Authors: Milena Talikowska, Stephen Ball, Hideo Tohira, Paul Bailey, Dan Rose, Deon Brink, Janet Bray, Judith Finn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Resuscitation Plus
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666520421001089