Practical management of sudden cardiac arrest on the football field

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  1. Efraim Benjamin Kramer1,
  2. Martin Botha1,
  3. Jonathan Drezner2,
  4. Yasser Abdelrahman3,
  5. Jiri Dvorak4
  1. 1Division of Emergency Medicine, Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  2. 2Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
  3. 3Benha Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Cairo, Egypt
  4. 4FIFA, Zurich, Switzerland
  1. Correspondence to Professor Efraim Benjamin Kramer, Division of Emergency Medicine, Witwatersrand University, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2123, South Africa; efraim.kramer{at}wits.ac.za
  • Accepted 4 July 2012
  • Published Online First 3 August 2012

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) remains a tragic occurrence on the football field. The limits of preparticipation cardiovascular screening make it compulsory that prearranged emergency medical services be available at all football matches to immediately respond to any collapsed player. Management of SCA involves prompt recognition, immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and early defibrillation. Any football player who collapses without contact with another player or obstacle should be regarded as being in SCA until proven otherwise. An automated external defibrillator (AED), or manual defibrillator if an AED is not available, should be immediately accessible on the field during competitions. This study presents guidelines for a practical and systematic approach to the management of SCA on the football field.

Source: http://bjsm.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/short/46/16/1094?rss=1&ssource=mfr

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