BUFFALO, N.Y. – While sudden cardiac arrest in a child or adolescent is rare — about 20,000 cases occur each year in the U.S. — the survival rate when it happens outside of a hospital is estimated to ...
The role of emergency medical services (EMS) in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) among children and young adults remains understudied. This study evaluated EMS utilization and its association ...
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains a devastating event with poor prognosis across all age groups, but its occurrence in children carries unique challenges for recognition, treatment, and ...