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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 11.
Published in final edited form as: Heart Rhythm. 2020 Oct 19;18(1):e1–e50. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.10.010

Recommendations for improving outcomes in SCA survivors

COR LOE Recommendations References
1 B-NR 1. Targeted CPR training should be widely implemented with particular emphasis on low-income communities, ethnic minorities, and middle- to low-income countries. 38,60
1 B-NR 2. The burden of out-of-hospital SCA and varied outcomes in different ethnic populations and socioeconomic backgrounds should be investigated worldwide. 35,38,39
1 B-NR 3. Appropriately maintained AEDs should be readily available at schools, stadiums, public transport stations, casinos, etc, as well as venues where no other access to AEDs is available (eg, trains, ships, planes), with appropriate training of users. 61,62