Cardiac arrest in Australia: a call to action
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) represents a major cause of premature mortality globally, with an enormous effect on victims, families, and communities. Cardiac arrest prevention should be considered a health priority in Australia. A multi-faceted strategy will include community awareness, improved fundamental mechanistic understanding, preventive strategies, implementation of best-practice resuscitation strategies, secondary risk assessment of family members, and development of (near) real-time registries to inform areas of need and assess the effectiveness of interventions. Challenges of patient access to specialised care and equity within the Australian and New Zealand healthcare system should also be recognised.
Authors
- André La Gerche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3906-3784)
- Janet E. Bray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1559-5882)
- Elizabeth Davida Paratz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2122-9889)
- Jamie I. Vandenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3859-3716)
- Garry Jennings (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7865-5483)
- Jodie Ingles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4846-7676)
- Susan Timbs
- Greg Page
Institutions
- Garvan Institute of Medical Research (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (AU)
- National Heart Foundation of Australia (AU)
- Myer Foundation (AU)
- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (AU)
- Albion Centre (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- St Vincents Institute of Medical Research (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian Health Review
- Published
- 2025-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1071/ah25034
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00