Abstract

RODRIGUEZ-REYES, Humberto; MUNOZ-GUTIERREZ, Mayela  and  ASENSIO-LAFUENTE, Enrique. Hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation and public access defibrillation, the need for cardio-protected areas implementation in Mexico. Cardiovasc. metab. sci [online]. 2019, vol.30, n.4, pp.143-146.  Epub Aug 12, 2024. ISSN 2954-3835.

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is one of the main worldwide health problems. It is estimated that it is responsible for 30% of cardiovascular deaths and up to 20% of total adult mortality. The chance of survival for a SCA victim is related to the timely interventions after the event in the first 5 minutes there is a greater chance of survival of the victims. Hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and public access automated external defibrillator (AED) use, are so far the best strategy to increase the victim’s survival in an out-of-hospital setting. In this work, the meaningful role of hands-only CPR and public access AED to increase the SCA victim’s survival in the community are reviewed, as well as the importance of implementing cardio-protected areas in Mexico.

Keywords : Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; automated external defibrillator; sudden cardiac arrest; sudden death.

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