Ventricular fibrillation during sport activity successfully treated.
Survival after out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest is estimated at less than 5%. We report a case of ventricular fibrillation during sports activity. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was initiated early by a layperson, and defibrillation was successfully performed within less than three minutes, with an automated external defibrillator. The public access to defibrillation programs has increased the survival after out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation. We should encourage the training of laypeople in relation to the use of automated external defibrillators and the Basic Life Support program by stimulating their implementation in places where large numbers of people gather or where people are at a high risk of sudden death, as is the case of sports centers.
Gonzalez
Maria Margarita
MM
Instituto do Coração, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. maria.gonzalez@incor.usp.br
Marques
Flávio Rocha Brito
FR
Vianna
Caio Brito
CB
Eid
Carlos Alberto
CA
Feitosa-Filho
Gilson Soares
GS
Timerman
Sergio
S
D001490:Basketball; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D047548:Defibrillators; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000628:therapy*