EPIDEMIOLOGY OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST HAPPENING IN BRZOZOW COUNTY – PILOT STUDY

Abstract

Aim: Analysis of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest cases in Brzozow county. Material and methods: Analysis of 105 out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest cases in Brzozow county. Data was extracted between September 2016 to end of February 2018 from dispatch order cards and emergency medical services cards. Statistical analysis was conducted using STATISTICA 12 software. Statistical significance was set to p<0,05 level. Results: There were 66 men (62,9%) and 39 (37,1%) women in the analysed group. Average age was 70,5 (SD=15,8). In 88,6% cases sudden cardiac arrest happened at home and for the rest 11,4% cases it was a public place. Families called emergency services in 20% (n=21) cases, in 16,2% (n=17) cases people suffering from sudden cardiac arrest and in 63,8% (n=67) cases it was a person classified as “other”. Sudden cardiac arrest a most frequently happened between 6:00-11:59 among 39,1% (n=41) of all patients. Incidence rate in the specified region was 106,06/100 000/ year. ROSC occurred only in 15,3% (n=16 cases). Conclusions: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the specified region indicate low occurrence of return of spontaneous circulation. The reason behind this might be associated with a small number of cardiopulmonary resuscitation trials. Results indicate that further analysis of this phenomenon is required.