Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Distance between out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and AED location within a community first responder system to achieve early AED connection
Study context
- Population
- OHCA patients 2016–2021 with an AED connected by a community first responder (community first responders (CFR))exact AED location known
- Participants
- 387 patients
- Outcome
- Relation of straight-line distance between OHCA and CFR-system AED to speed of AED connection
Methodological detailsDutch ARREST registry
- Dutch ARREST registry
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Maximal straight-line distance of connected AEDs
All automated external defibrillators (AEDs) connected by a CFR located within
949 m
AEDs connected within 6 min of emergency call located within
506 m
AEDs connected within 8 min of emergency call located within
796 m
AEDs connected within 10 min of emergency call located within
838 m
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Maximal distance covered: CFR-system referred vs not referred AED
P = 0.001
- Maximal distance covered: CFR-system referred vs not referred AED — CFR connected an AED not referred to, taken from another address
- 44%
AED connected before EMS arrival (CFR-system activated)
- Patients with AED connected before EMS arrival, of 3231 OHCAs
- 2037 (63%)
- Connected by a CFR
- 426
Original publication
Distance between OHCA and AED location within a community first responder system to achieve early AED connection. Resuscitation. Published 18 July 2025. doi:10.
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