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Cardiac arrest..The prognostic factors

Prognostic factors in out-hospital arrest

1. Public vs Workplace
2. Age old vs young
3. CPR by bystander
4. Time to defibrillation: after or before EMS
5. Time of day Midnight vs AM
6. Gasping

Prognostic factors in in-hospital arrest

1. Rhythm: VF/VT
2.Time to CPR and defibrillation
3. Hospital location: ward vs ICU, Dialysis
4.Time of day
5.AED use

Prognostic factors intra-arrest

PETCO2: 10 @ 20 is bad!!!
Ultrasonography: Cardiac standstill means failed resuscitation regardless of rhythm or monitor

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America ,issue Feb 2012
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