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Could an out-of-hospital arrest ever be coded as witnessed? Please don't answer in the discussion section, just delete the discussion and update the definition.[[User:Ttenbergen|Ttenbergen]] 00:05, 5 May 2009 (CDT) | Could an out-of-hospital arrest ever be coded as witnessed? Please don't answer in the discussion section, just delete the discussion and update the definition.[[User:Ttenbergen|Ttenbergen]] 00:05, 5 May 2009 (CDT) | ||
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Yes and this is the response I got from Laura on this question. | Yes and this is the response I got from Laura on this question. | ||
The witnessed cardiac arrest on the wiki is speaking only of "in Hospital" arrests when it requires hospital staff to witness. In the community, I use anyone as a witness. The only unwitnessed arrests are if no-one is around when the person collapses and no one knows when it occurs and when CPR is delayed because no one could do it. | The witnessed cardiac arrest on the wiki is speaking only of "in Hospital" arrests when it requires hospital staff to witness. In the community, I use anyone as a witness. The only unwitnessed arrests are if no-one is around when the person collapses and no one knows when it occurs and when CPR is delayed because no one could do it. | ||