Resuscitation
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Drowning is a global health problem and deeper knowledge about the extent and causes is of utmost importance for implementing preventative actions. The aim of this study was to describe the incidence and characteristics of drowning in Sweden over time, including both non-fatal and fatal cases. ⋯ Drowning is declining but remains a consistent and underestimated public-health problem. Non-fatal drowning cases represent about half of the burden and characteristics differ from fatal drowning cases, being younger, more often female and of unintentional nature.
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Drone-delivered defibrillators have the potential to significantly reduce response time for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). However, optimal policies for the dispatch of such drones are not yet known. We sought to develop dispatch rules for a network of defibrillator-carrying drones. ⋯ Machine learning-based dispatch rules for drone-delivered defibrillators can achieve similar response time reductions as universal drone dispatch while substantially reducing the number of trips.
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Observational Study
Comparison of femoral and carotid arteries in terms of pulse check in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; A prospective observational study.
There is no gold standard pulse localisation for pulse check in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. ⋯ The carotid artery should be recommended as the gold standard localisation for pulse checks in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in CPR training programmes and ACLS guidelines.