Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Disparities in Emergency Medical Services Intra-Arrest Transport by Neighborhood Socioeconomic Vulnerability
Main findingResult — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 1.35 95% CI 1.15–1.57Authors' conclusion
In this cohort study of EMS resuscitations of adults for nontraumatic OHCA, greater neighborhood socioeconomic vulnerability was associated with increased odds of IAT.
Study context
- Population
- US adults (≥18 years) with attempted emergency medical services (EMS) resuscitation for nontraumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), 2022
- Participants
- 61,524 patient encounters
- Exposure
- Highest vs lowest neighbourhood Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) quartile
- Outcome
- Odds of intra-arrest transport (IAT)
Methodological detailsnational EMS electronic health record database
- National EMS electronic health record database
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Adjusted odds ratio
1.35
95% CI 1.15–1.57
Events by group
Highest SVI quartile vs Lowest SVI quartile
aOR 1.35 (95% CI 1.15–1.57)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Intra-arrest transport (IAT) overall
- Received IAT
- 23 492 (38.2%)
- Continued on-scene resuscitation
- 38 032 (61.8%)
Original publication
Disparities in Emergency Medical Services Intra-Arrest Transport by Neighborhood Socioeconomic Vulnerability. JAMA Netw Open. Published 1 April 2026. doi:10.
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