title: Characteristics of Cardiac Arrest Occurring in the Workplace: A Post Hoc Analysis of the Paris Area Fire Brigade Registry.
abstract: The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in different workplaces, their management, and the survival rate.
  
  
  
  A post hoc analysis included all the OHCA cases that occurred at the workplace and were listed in the Fire Brigade of Paris database registry (2010 to 2014). Utstein-style variables, survival, and types of workplace were analyzed.
  
  
  
  The study included 298 OHCA cases, mostly young (44% between 18 and 50 years), male (86%), and nontraumatic (86%). Differences in the survival chain were found to be related to the types of work location: bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed in 0% to 55% of cases, and workplace-automated external defibrillators were used in 0% to 20% of cases. Long-term survival without major incapacity was 0% to 23%.
  
  
  
  The characteristics of OHCA differ as a function of the type of workplace.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medical Unit, Paris Fire Brigade (Drs Palaghita, Jost, Tourtier); AP-HP, EMS (Samu92) (Drs Palaghita, Loeb, Descatha), AP-HP UVSQ, Occupational Health Unit, University Hospital of West Suburb of Paris, Poincaré site, Garches (Drs Palaghita, Despreaux, Descatha); Sudden Death Expertise Center (SDEC), INSERM U 970, Paris (Drs Jost, Beganton, Beganton); Versailles St-Quentin University UVSQ, Versailles (Drs Despreaux, Descatha); and Inserm, VIMA: Aging and Chronic Diseases, Epidemiological and Public Health Approaches, Villejuif, France (Dr Descatha).
authors.forename: Andreea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palaghita
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jost
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Despreaux
authors.forename: Wulfran
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bougouin
authors.forename: Frankie
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Beganton
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Loeb
authors.forename: Jean Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Tourtier
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Descatha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D061388:Firefighters; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058687:Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010297:Paris / Q000453:epidemiology; D012042:Registries; D015996:Survival Rate; D017132:Workplace; D055815:Young Adult