Out of hospital cardiac arrest in high-rise buildings
More than 400 00 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur annually ion North America. Despite considereable effort to improve resuscitation care, survival to hospotal discharge in most communities remains below 10%. Rapid defibrillation and high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are essential for survival, with an absolute decrease in survival of 7% to 10% for each 1-minute delay to defibillation
