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## Study objective: Studies have suggested that emesis may occur in up to a third of cardiac arrest patients. the goal of this investigation was to characterize the frequency, timing, and outcome association of emesis in persons suffering out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in order to understand the role and care-implications of emesis better. ## Methods: We conducted a cohort study of persons 18 years and over suffering non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrests who received attempted resuscitation by paramedics in the study community from january 1, 2004 through december 31, 2005 (n=1009). the presence and timing of emesis were determined by paramedics and recorded on the emergency medical services report form. we used logistic regression analyses to assess whether emesis was independently associated with survival to hospital discharge. ## Results: The presence or absence of emesis was documented in 76% (1009/1333) of cases. emesis was present in 32% (318/1009). two-thirds (208/312) of emesis occurred prior to ems arrival; 28% (88/312) of episodes occurred between emt arrival and intubation; and 4% (13/312) occurred after intubation. after adjustment for potential confounders, the

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Author

Reed W. Simons; Thomas D. Rea; Linda J. Becker; Mickey S. Eisenberg

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0300-9572)

Published

2007

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)