Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the Pilsen Region in 2018.

Aims: To acquire epidemiological data on pre-hospital cardiac arrest incidents occurring in the Pilsen Region of the Czech Republic in 2018, and the results of subsequent cardiopulmonary resuscitation Methods. A prospective observational study of the survival rate of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in patients undergoing CPR carried out by emergency medical service personnel. The observed time period was from January 1, 2018 until December 31, 2018.