Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Did lockdown influence bystanders’ willingness to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation? A worldwide registry-based perspective
Authors' conclusion
There was a steady increase in bystander CPR from 2017 to 2020, not associated with an increase in the number of ambulance-treated cardiac arrest patients. We did not find an association between lockdown and bystanders' willingness to start CPR before ambulance arrival, but we found inconsistent patterns of changes between registries.
Study context
- Population
- EMS-treated OHCA patients in 26 registries worldwide, 2017–2020
- Participants
- 742,923 patients · 26 OHCA registries
- Exposure
- Before vs after Covid-19 lockdown
- Outcome
- Incidence per 100000 inhabitants of bystander CPR
Methodological detailsmultinational, population-based registries
- Multinational
- Population-based registries
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Bystander CPR incidence
Increase in incidence of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) per year
almost 5%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Bystander CPR by continent and by registry
- Increase in bystander CPR rate also seen at continental level
- Large variations in bystander CPR incidence before and after lockdown at registry level
Original publication
Did lockdown influence bystanders’ willingness to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation? A worldwide registry-based perspective. Resuscitation. Published 18 March 2023. doi:10.
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