Prehospital management by EMS of a potential non-heart-beating donor

After their prehospital management by EMS system and on-scene declaration of death, some patients are potential non-heart-beating donors. We report the case of refractory cardiac arrest, transferred to the hospital assisted by chest compression device. Time factor might be an important brake on preh...

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Published inAnnales françaises d'anesthésie et de réanimation Vol. 26; no. 10; pp. 859 - 861
Main Authors Duchateau, F-X, Burnod, A, Le Breton, S, Ricard-Hibon, A, Mantz, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.10.2007
Subjects
Adult
Blood Pressure
Brain Death
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Medical Technicians
Humans
Male
Tissue Donors
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Summary:After their prehospital management by EMS system and on-scene declaration of death, some patients are potential non-heart-beating donors. We report the case of refractory cardiac arrest, transferred to the hospital assisted by chest compression device. Time factor might be an important brake on prehospital recruitment. Future networks should attempt to shorten the time intervals.
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ISSN:1769-6623
DOI:10.1016/j.annfar.2007.07.081