Survival rates among those suffering cardiac arrests drop substantially for people living above the third floor in high-rise buildings, according to the latest research.
Survival rates among those suffering cardiac arrests drop substantially for people living above the third floor in high-rise buildings, according to the latest research.
Publishing in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, researchers analyzed 8,216 people treated for cardiac arrests in high-rise private residences.
A write-up of the findings notes, "Of the 5,998 (73%) people living below the 3rd floor who had cardiac arrests, 252 (4.2%) survived the arrest, but only 48 (2.6%) of the 1,844 people living above the 3rd floor survived."
