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.
Instituto do Coração, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. maria.gonzalez@incor.usp.br
Maria Margarita
MM
Gonzalez
Flávio Rocha Brito
FR
Marques
Caio Brito
CB
Vianna
Carlos Alberto
CA
Eid
Gilson Soares
GS
Feitosa-Filho
Sergio
S
Timerman
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*