A Nationwide Retrospective Analysis of Out-of-Hospital Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Treated by Helicopter Emergency Medical Service in the Netherlands

Objective: There is generally limited but conflicting literature on the incidence, causes, and outcomes of pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. This study was performed to determine the incidence and outcome of pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest reported by all helicopter emergency medical services in the Netherlands and to provide a description of causes and treatments and, in particular, a description of the specific interventions that can be performed by a physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical service. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed of all documented ped... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Moors, Xavier R.J.
Alink, Michelle Oude
Bouman, Stef
Schober, Patrick
De Leeuw, Marcel
Hoogerwerf, Nico
Bergsma, Margot
Hartog, Dennis Den
Houmes, Robert Jan
Stolker, Robert Jan
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Reihe/Periodikum: Moors , X R J , Alink , M O , Bouman , S , Schober , P , De Leeuw , M , Hoogerwerf , N , Bergsma , M , Hartog , D D , Houmes , R J & Stolker , R J 2021 , ' A Nationwide Retrospective Analysis of Out-of-Hospital Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Treated by Helicopter Emergency Medical Service in the Netherlands ' , Air Medical Journal , vol. 40 , no. 6 , pp. 410-414 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amj.2021.08.004
Sprache: Englisch
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Objective: There is generally limited but conflicting literature on the incidence, causes, and outcomes of pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. This study was performed to determine the incidence and outcome of pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest reported by all helicopter emergency medical services in the Netherlands and to provide a description of causes and treatments and, in particular, a description of the specific interventions that can be performed by a physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical service. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed of all documented pediatric (0 < 18 years of age) out-of-hospital cardiac arrests from July 2015 to July 2017, attended by all 4 Dutch helicopter emergency medical service teams. Results: Two hundred two out-of-hospital cardiac arrests were identified. The overall incidence in the Netherlands is 3.5 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in children per 100,000 pediatric inhabitants. The overall survival rate for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest was 11.4%. Eleven (52%) of the survivors were in the drowning group and between 12 and 96 months of age. Conclusion: Helicopter emergency medical services are frequently called to pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the Netherlands. The survival rate is normal to high compared with other countries. The 12- to 96-month age group and drowning seem to have a relatively favorable outcome.