Cardiac Arrest Centers: Joint statement of Czech Professional Societies: Czech Acute Cardiac Care Association of the Czech Society of Cardiology, Czech Resuscitation Council, Czech Society of Intensive Care Medicine ČLS JEP, Czech Society of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine ČLS JEP, and Society for Emergency and Disaster Medicine ČLS JEP

Abstract

Expert consensus joint statement of Czech professional societies describing the concept and structure of cardiac arrest centers network in Czech Republic. The goal of this initiative is the development of cardiac arrest centers network providing complex care for adult patients after out of hospital cardiac arrest with suspected cardiac origin, and the improvement of clinical outcome of thi patients' population.

This network will be based on current network of cardiovascular centers in Czech republic.

Keywords

• cardiac arrest center
• sudden cardiac death
• cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• out of hospital cardiac arrest