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A study of the OHCA event reported cardiac arrests between March 1 and April 25 were “3.5 times more likely to present in asystole (OR, 3.50; 95% CI, 2.53-4.84; P < .001) and twice as likely to present in pulseless electrical activity (OR, 1.99; 95% CI, 1.31-3.02; P = .001) than in ventricular rhythms (ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia).”t.co/qbowbduNZT The authors also reported a 183% increase in arrest call patients who were dead upon ambulance arrival, a lower success rate for resuscitation, and lower use of naloxone (opioid overdose-several drug), as compared to the same weeks in 2019.