Zusammenfassung
Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen gehören zu den häufigsten Todesursachen in der westlichen
Welt. Daher ist der Herz-Kreislauf-Stillstand ein gängiges Krankheitsbild im Rettungsdienst
– aber auch eine der zeitkritischsten Entitäten in der Notfallmedizin. Dieser Beitrag
beschreibt die wesentlichen Maßnahmen im Rahmen der präklinischen Reanimation gemäß
der aktuellen europäischen Leitlinie.
Abstract
With an incidence of 50 – 70 resuscitations attempted per 100000 inhabitants and year
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is one of the leading causes of death in adults
in the developed world. Thus, cardiac arrest is a common emergency situation attended
by emergency medical services (EMS). Due to the pathophysiology it is one of the most
time-critical emergencies: after 3 – 5 minutes of cardiac arrest without resuscitation
efforts the likelihood of neurological impairments is significantly increased once
the patient survives the initial event. Therefore, the immediate start of basic life
support (BLS) with high quality chest compressions is paramount. Advanced life support
comprises defibrillation, if indicated, airway management, the application of selected
drugs and the treatment of reversible causes. After return of spontaneous circulation
(ROSC) a structured post-resuscitation care in EMS and in dedicated hospitals is essential
to achieve the best neurological outcome for the patient. The universal resuscitation
algorithm has to be adapted for special circumstances of OHCA (e. g. a traumatic cause,
cardiac arrest in pregnancy, …).
Schlüsselwörter
Herz-Kreislauf-Stillstand - Thoraxkompressionen - Basic Life Support - Advanced Life
Support - Atemwegssicherung
Key words
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - chest compressions - basic life support - advanced
life support - airway management