Introduction Despite its lower prevalence in young individuals, acute myocardial infarction (AMI) causes significant morbidity and socioeconomic impact when occurs in this group. In 2010, considering only the hospitals accredited by the Brazilian Unified Health System, there were 8,368 hospitalizations and 2,556 deaths from ischemic heart diseases among patients younger than 40 years. Although hospitalization rates are lower at this age range, the importance of this theme lies mainly in the absolute numbers of cases. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in […]

Background: Knowledge of cardiac arrest by health professionals is associated with sociodemographic, occupational and training characteristics. Objectives: To evaluate the factors associated with the knowledge of health professionals on Cardiac Arrest. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in a large public hospital in the countryside of Bahia – Brazil. The sample consisted of 18 doctors, 32 nurses and 50 nursing technicians. To evaluate the knowledge of the professionals, a questionnaire was constructed according to the current guidelines for resuscitation of the […]