1 in 75.08
The odds a person who has an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to pre-existing heart disease will be defibrillated by a bystander are 1 in 75.08 (US, 1999 – 2002).
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SOURCE(S)
Culley L, Rea T, Murray J, Welles B, Fahrenbruch C, Olsufka M, Eisenberg M, and Copass M. ‘Public Access Defibrillation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Community-Based Study.’ Circulation 109(15) 2004: pg 1859-1863.
CALCULATION(S) BY BOOK OF ODDS BASED ON
Culley L, Rea T, Murray J, Welles B, Fahrenbruch C, Olsufka M, Eisenberg M, and Copass M. ‘Public Access Defibrillation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Community-Based Study.’ Circulation 109(15) 2004: pg 1859-1863.
Rosamond W, Flegal K, Furie K, Go A, Greenlund K, Haase N, et al.; American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. ‘Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics–2008 Update’ Circulation 117(4) 2008: pgs e25-e146.
Population Estimates Program [Internet]. U.S. Census Bureau; Available from http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php
DEFINITIONS
Defibrillated
Refers to cases in which a bystander uses a public access Automatic External Defibrillator to revive the person.
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