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| Name | Class |
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| South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust | UNKNOWN |
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A cardiac arrest is often preceeded by a varying period of physiological deterioration which if acted upon may prevent the cardiac arrest. We aim to review patients presenting to the ambulance service with cardiac arrest so see if they had contacted the ambulance service in the preceeding 48 hrs to understand if warning symptoms were missed or not acted upon appropriately.
The UK ambulance services are called to attend 60,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) each year. Hospital studies have shown that many patients who suffer an in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) have been deteriorating for the preceeding 48 hrs and suggest that many IHCA are potentially avoidable if this deterioration is identified and actued on promptly. No similar study has been performed to see if patients suffering OHCA have also presented with warning signs in the preceeding 48 hrs that were overlooked.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest | Patients suffering an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest to who the ambulance service was requested to attend. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| NEWS2 score | Diagnostic Test | Patients seen by ambulance crews within the preceeding 48 hrs of their cardiac arrest will have a NEWS2 score performed to assess the level of physiological deterioration at the time of thei intial assessment. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest | Cardiac arrest following ambulance assessment | 48 hours |
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Inclusion Criteria:
• All patients seen by SCAS ambulance crews and suffering a cardiac arrest within the following 48 hrs
Exclusion Criteria:
• None
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All patients calling for an emergency ambulance in the South Central Ambulance Service region, where an emergency ambulnace was dispatched and a patient intervention occurred.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Charles D Deakin, MD | Divisional Medical Director | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| South Central Ambulance Service | Otterbourne | Hampshire | SO21 2RU | United Kingdom |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006323 | Heart Arrest |
| ID | Term |
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| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
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