Incidence, characteristics and survival outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in children and adolescents between 1997 and 2014 in Perth, Western Australia.

Madoka InoueHideo TohiraTeresa WilliamsPaul BaileyMeredith Louise BorlandNicole McKenzieDeon BrinkJudith Finn

Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2016)

The incidence of paediatric OHCA decreased over time, but survival remained poor. Strategies to strengthen the chain of survival for paediatric OHCA need to be considered.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
risk factors
emergency department
free survival