Acute medicine & surgery
Sports-Related Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest due to External Causes, Including Commotio Cordis, at Schools in Japan
By Kiyohara K, Ayusawa M, Nitta M and 4 others.
Abstract
Introduction
To describe the characteristics and outcomes of sports-related out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) due to external causes, including commotio cordis, during school-supervised sports activities in Japan's elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, and technical colleges.
Methods
OHCA data (2008-2022) were obtained from the Stop and Prevent cardIac aRrest, Injury, and Trauma in Schools (SPIRITS)-a nationwide database of OHCAs occurring under school supervision across Japan. We identified sports-related OHCAs with external causes and summarized patients' characteristics, bystander interventions, available response intervals, and survival outcomes.