Overcoming Fears to Save Lives: COVID-19 and the Threat to Bystander CPR in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.
Overcoming Fears to Save Lives: COVID-19 and the Threat to Bystander CPR in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.
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DOI:
10.1161/circulationaha.120.048909
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发表时间:
2020-09-29
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37.8
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Perman SM
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Perman SM
September 29, 2020 Circulation. 2020; 142: 1233–1235. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA. 120.048909 1234 will undoubtedly see a devastating effect. Data from Washington showed that in the midst of the pandemic,≈ 10% of individuals with cardiac arrest responded to by emergency medical services were COVID-19 positive. Assuming a transmission rate of 10% without personal protective equipment, after treating 100 patients, 1 rescuer may become infected. 4 Rates of OHCA have been increasing during COVID-19, but those arrests may not be caused primarily by the virus, and limiting bystander resuscitative measures to protect the rescuer will undoubtedly result in death caused by cardiac arrest, not necessarily COVID-19.The American Heart Association has issued an interim guideline on basic life support during COVID-19. 5 Recommendations previously endorsed bCPR by the public for individuals with cardiac arrest, and in 2010 rescue breaths were removed from the basic life support algorithm in favor of a hands-only approach. That being said, even hands-only CPR can result in aerosolization of respiratory droplets and potential fomite transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Although evidence is sparse, current COVID-19 recommendations include taking caution while still performing bCPR. When CPR is performed on an unresponsive person, all efforts should be made to cover the face of the individual with cardiac arrest with a cloth to minimize the dispersion of respiratory droplets, and the rescuer also should have a face covering if possible for increased protection. Rescue breaths should not be provided, and the rescuer should administer guidelineconcordant chest compressions and placement of an automated external defibrillator as soon as possible. Additional rescuers should remain at a distance, away