Abstract 216: Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Due to Drowning Among Children and Adults

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Background : Favorable neurological outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) were more common among children than adults. However, little is known about the difference in outcomes after OHCA due to drowning. Objectives : The aim of this study is to assess the outcome after OHCA due to drowning between children and adults. Our hypothesis is that outcomes after OHCA due to drowning would be in better among children (<18 years old) compared with adults (>=18 years old). Method : This prospective population-based, observational study included all emergency medical service-treated OHCA due to drowning in Osaka, Japan, between 1999 and 2010 (excluding 2004). The primary outcome measure was neurologically favorable one-month survival defined as cerebral performance category (CPC) 1 or 2. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to account for factors associated with better neurological outcomes. Results : During the study period, 66,716 OHCAs were documented, and

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