Acute cardiac care & resuscitationGuideline or statement

Management of Patients With Cardiac Arrest Requiring Interfacility Transport: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

CirculationPublished

  • Scientific statement

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. Maintaining otherwise recommended postresuscitation care during interfacility transfer is reasonable: airway, vascular access, ventilator management, sedation, cardiopulmonary monitoring, antiarrhythmic treatments, BP control, temperature control and metabolic management.

  2. Patient stability for transfer, equity and inclusion, and communication must also be considered.

  3. Many of these aspects can be delivered by protocol-driven care.

Original publication

Management of Patients With Cardiac Arrest Requiring Interfacility Transport: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. Published 19 September 2024. doi:10.1161/cir.0000000000001282

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