I46
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: After Team-Arrival at a patient with cardiac arrest the standardized treatment according to the ERC guidelines (as ventilation, chest compression, defibrillationn) is continued. If the patien
Sponsors
Universitätsmedizin Mannheim
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Cardiac arrest due to internal causes (ECG rhythm ventricular fibrillation, pulseless electrical activity, asystole) • Age >=18 years • time from collapse to start of CPR < 10min • no signs of death • Inclusion due to discretion of the HEMS physician on duty
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • traumatic cardiac arrest • Stopping of CPR by the HEMS team due to bad prognosis ( >10 Minutes no flow, no lay CPR, unwitnessed arrest) in 5min Minutes after HEMS arrival • Known esophageal pathology • No admission to the university hospitals Mannheim or Heidelberg possible • Signs of death
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome is the number of adjustments of the compression point for chest compressions and optimizing by using the TOE probe | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome is the rate of return of spontaneous circulation and survival to hospital. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMarcus RUdolph
Universitätsmedizin Mannheim
Outcome results
None listed