Regional variation and outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (ohca) in Finland – the Finnresusci study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Despite the efforts of the modern Emergency Medical Service Systems (EMS), survival rates for sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) have been poor as approximately 10% of OHCA patients survive hospital discharge. Many aspects...

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Main Authors: Hiltunen Pamela, Kuisma Markku, Silfvast Tom, Rutanen Juha, Vaahersalo Jukka, Kurola Jouni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sjtrem.com/content/20/1/80