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Variation of current protocols for managing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in prehospital settings among Asian countries

Lin CH 1 , Ng YY 2 , Chiang WC 3 , Karim SA 4 , Shin SD 5 , Tanaka H 6 Show all authors , Nishiuchi T 7 , Kajino K 8 , Khunkhlai N 9 , Ma MH 3 , Ong ME 10

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: emergency.lin@gmail.com
  • 2 Medical Department, Singapore Civil Defense Force, Singapore
  • 3 Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University and National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
  • 4 Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 5 Department of Emergency Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
  • 6 Department of Emergency System, Kokushikan University Graduate School of Sport System, Tokyo, Japan
  • 7 Department of Acute Medicine, Kinki University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Japan
  • 8 Traumatology and Critical Care Medical Center, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan
  • 9 Department of Emergency Medicine, Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
  • 10 Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
J Formos Med Assoc, 2016 Aug;115(8):628-38.
PMID: 26596689 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2015.10.003

Abstract

Protocols for managing patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) may vary due to legal, cultural, or socioeconomic concerns. We sought to assess international variation in policies and protocols related to OHCA.

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