Characteristics and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Zhejiang Province
Journal Title: World Journal of Emergency Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
China has undergone tremendous economic growth, but there still remains much room for improvement in emergency medical service (EMS) system.[1] The EMS in China comprises of three parts: the pre-hospital emergency service, the emergency department, and the intensive care unit. Not much is known about the exact numbers of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) across the whole of China, though there are reports from specific provinces. Due to differences in methods of data collection and data definitions, it is difficult to make comparisons among provinces or summarize the total data, therefore, it is necessary to describe characteristics and outcomes of OHCA within one province.
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