the marginal costs per averted death of a suburban paramedic program are estimated to be approximately $ 42,000 , when program costs are attributed entirely to cardiac arrest cases due to underlying heart disease , and indirect costs attributable to episode-related hospitalization are included , it is suggested that at $ 42,000 per cardiac arrest death averted the program is cost-beneficial by two criteria .
C0018790
cardiac arrest
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heart disease