Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Barriers to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) initiation and continuation during the emergency call relating to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A descriptive cohort study
Authors' conclusion
Barriers to CPR initiation and continuation were commonly experienced by callers, however they were frequently overcome.
Study context
- Population
- Emergency calls for paramedic-confirmed, non-traumatic, non-EMS-witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with the caller with the patient, 1 January - 30 April 2021
- Participants
- 295 emergency calls
- Outcome
- Barriers to CPR initiation and continuation during the emergency call
Methodological detailsconsecutive emergency calls, Calls listened to in full and coded for barriers, patient and caller characteristics
- Consecutive emergency calls
- Calls listened to in full and coded for barriers, patient and caller characteristics
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Barriers to CPR initiation and/or continuation
Callers experiencing barriers to CPR initiation and/or continuation
99%
Bystander physical ability (most prevalent barrier)
191 (65%) calls
Communication failure
160 (54%) calls
CPR stopped or interrupted due to fatigue
n = 54, 26% of callers who performed CPR
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
CPR performance
- CPR performed
- 69% of calls
- CPR continued until EMS arrival (of calls with CPR)
- 85%
Original publication
Barriers to CPR initiation and continuation during the emergency call relating to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A descriptive cohort study. Resuscitation. Published 30 December 2023. doi:10.
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