Cardiac Arrest Data — by Neighborhood

Sectors of an urban county in Georgia varied widely in their incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and their frequency of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Survival rates after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remain stubbornly stable in the U.S. We know that rates of cardiac arrest incidence and of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) vary widely by region and by city, but what about by neighborhood? To find out, investigators analyzed registry data from Fulton County, Georgia, to identify rates of cardiac arrest and bystander CPR in 161 neighborhoods from October 2005 through November 2008.

A total of 1108 cardiac arrests were eligible for analysis. The average adjusted incidence was 0.64 cardiac arrests per 1000 persons, but it ranged from 0.04 to 2.11 per 1000 persons across the 161 neighborhoods.

Bystander CPR was administered in 279 cardiac arrests (25%). Across the neighborhoods, t…

Reviewing Author

Joel M. Gore, MD

Disclosures

Grant/Research SupportNIH–National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Joel M. Gore, MD

Disclosures

Grant/Research SupportNIH–National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute