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. 2020 Aug 24;13(16):1968-1969.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2020.06.022. Epub 2020 Jun 13.

Excess Cardiac Arrest in the Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Matthew Holland, Joseph Burke, Steven Hulac, Michael Morris, Gary Bryskiewicz, Audrey Goold, Kevin McVaney, Lara Rappaport, Brian L Stauffer
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Excess Cardiac Arrest in the Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Matthew Holland et al. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. .
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Denver Area OHCA During COVID-19 Pandemic (A) In Denver, there was a larger mean number of weekly out-of-hospital cardiac arrests following implementation of “social distancing.” (B) Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) were 2.2-fold higher in 2020 compared with averaged historical controls over the same 2-week period. ∗p < 0.005 versus peri-mandate and pre-mandate; †p = 0.037 versus peri-mandate, p = 0.002 versus pre-mandate; ‡p = 0.002. EMS = emergency medical services.
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