[Results of pre-hospital cardiac resuscitation in the Reykjavik area 2004-2007].

Introduction: In the Reykjavik area, a physician staffed ambulance -responded to cardiac arrests from 1982-2007. The aim of this study was to assess the outcome of attempted pre-hospital cardiac resuscitations in the period from 2004-2007 and compare to previous studies.

Material And Methods: All cases of attempted prehospital resuscitations in cardiac arrests of presumed cardiac etiology.