Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Outcomes of cardiac arrest occurred in detention: a French nationwide study
Main finding · 30-day survivalResult — go to the resultAOR for 30-day survival 0.45 CI 0.22–0.92Authors' conclusion
Prison population presented lower 30-day survival rate after CA than the general population.
Study context
- Population
- Adults (≥18 y.o.) with cardiac arrests (CA) and resuscitation attempted by EMS, French National Cardiac Arrest Registry (RéAC), July 2011–June 2025240 in prison
- Participants
- 112,077 adults
- Exposure
- CA in detention vs general population
- Detainedn = 240
- Outcome
- 30-day survival
- Follow-up
- 30 days
Methodological detailsnationwide, registry-based, multivariate adjustment
- Nationwide
- Registry-based
- Multivariate adjustment
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Day 30
AOR for 30-day survival
0.45
CI 0.22–0.92
Events by group
Detained vs General population
aOR for 30-day survival 0.45 (CI 0.22–0.92)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
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Original publication
Outcomes of cardiac arrest occurred in detention: a French nationwide study. Resuscitation. Published 10 April 2026. doi:10.
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