Analysis of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Croatia a?? survival, bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and impact of physiciana??s experience on cardiac arrest management: a single center observational study

摘要

Aim To analyze the initial rhythm, bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) rate, and survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) in Vara??din County (Croatia), and to investigate whether physiciana??s inexperience in emergency medical services (EMS) has an impact on resuscitation management. Methods We reviewed clinical records and Revised Utstein cardiac arrest forms of all out-of-hospital resuscitations performed by EMS Vara??din (EMSVz), Croatia, from 2007-2013. To analyze the impact of physiciana??s inexperience in EMS (