Do Patients Suffering a Cardiac Arrest Present to the Ambulance Service With Symptoms in the Preceeding 48hrs?

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust200 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Cardiac Arrest

Interventions

NEWS2 scoreDIAGNOSTIC_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.

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: • All patients seen by SCAS ambulance crews and suffering a cardiac arrest within the following 48 hrs Exclusion Criteria: • None

Locations (1)

South Central Ambulance Service

Otterbourne, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest following ambulance assessment

Time frame: 48 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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