Author/Editor		Prijon, Ticijana; Ermenc, Branko
Title		Iatrogene poškodbe pri kardiopulmonalni reanimaciji
Translated title		Iatrogenic injuries in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Type		članek
Source		In: Gričar M, Vajd R, editors. Urgentna medicina: izbrana poglavja. Zbornik 13. mednarodni simpozij o urgentni medicini; 2006 jun 14-17; Portorož. Ljubljana: Slovensko združenje za urgentno medicino,
Publication year		2006
Volume		str. 246-8
Language		slo
Abstract		Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) enables the survival of sick and injured persons suffering cardiac arrest. CPR procedures have great potential for injury. Data from professional literature indicate that the incidence of post-CRP injury is from 21 % to 75% among adults and 7% among resuscitated children. We included in retrospective research 195 post-CPR fatalities, among whom 84% had one or more post-resuscitation injuries. Broken ribs were found in 73%, broken sternum in 59% and broken spine in 0,5%. Injuries to the upper respiratory pathways werw found in 9% to the lungs in 1%, the heart and major arteries in 1% and to abdominal organs in 3%. In 12% ot the fatalities, rescucitation involed simultaneous injury to several organs. Correct use and implementation of CRP procedures and modern medical equipment can reduce post-resuscitation morbidity and mortality.
Descriptors		CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION HEART ARREST IATROGENIC DISEASE RIB FRACTURES SPINAL FRACTURES STERNUM AUTOPSY