PMID: 8962955Jun 1, 1996Paper

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a general hospital

Anales de medicina interna : organo oficial de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Interna
F J Ochoa GómezM E Fernández Munarriz

Abstract

The study presents a plan that is based on transferring the survival chain philosophy in hospital environments that directs the modern cardiopulmonary revival (CPR). The plan is based on an alarm system, starting the basic CPR by the nurse that identifies the sudden death, the fast arrival of the intensive care doctor, a nurse supervisor (who carries the defibrillator monitor to the scene) and the doctor responsible for the patient. During the first two years of performance (June 1993 to June 1995) 99 cases occurred with 73 confirmed stoppages. In 95% of the cases the alarm was tended in less than 5 minutes. Twenty one patients (33%) recovered their pulse and seven (11%) were sent home with a good brain recovery. The authors believe that appliances like the one introduced are useful in order to achieve efficient results in the CPR within the hospital.

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