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Archivos de cardiología de México
On-line version ISSN 1665-1731Print version ISSN 1405-9940
Abstract
FRAGA-SASTRIAS, Juan Manuel et al. Prehospital cardiac resuscitation in Queretaro, Mexico: Report of 3 cases. Importance of an integral emergency medical care system. Arch. Cardiol. Méx. [online]. 2014, vol.84, n.2, pp.79-83. ISSN 1665-1731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acmx.2013.08.003.
In Mexico, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a health problem that represents 33,000 to 150,000 or more deaths per year. The few existent reports show mortality as high as 100% in contrast to some international reports that show higher survival rates. In Queretaro, during the last 5 years there were no successful resuscitation cases. However, in 2012 some patients were reported to have return of spontaneous circulation. We report in this article 3 cases with return of spontaneous circulation and pulse at arrival to the hospital. Two of the patients were discharged alive, one of them with poor cerebral performance category. Community cardiopulmonary resuscitation, early defibrillation and better emergency medical system response times, are related with survival. This poorly explored health problem in Queretaro could be increased with quality and good public education, bystander assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation, police involvement in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation, public access defibrillation programs and measurement of indicators and feedback for better results.
Keywords : Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Mexico.