Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Factors associated with the arrival of smartphone-activated first responders before the emergency medical services in Out-of-Hospital cardiac arrest dispatch
Authors' conclusion
When dispatched to OHCA scenes, responders already carrying defibrillators could more probably reach the scene before EMS.
Study context
- Population
- Dispatches of smartphone-activated first responders to suspected out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) scenes, 2018–2022
- Participants
- 896 dispatches
- Exposure
- Factors associated with smartphone-activated first responders arriving before EMS
- Outcome
- First responder arrival before EMS
Methodological detailsregional first responder program
- Regional first responder program
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Responder arrival before EMS
Responders arrived before EMS
13.4%
Immediate availability of a defibrillator for the responder
OR = 3.24
Special categories (taxi drivers, police)
OR = 1.74
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
- Responders delivered a shock
- 0.9%
Original publication
Factors associated with the arrival of smartphone-activated first responders before the emergency medical services in Out-of-Hospital cardiac arrest dispatch. Resuscitation. Published 21 February 2023. doi:10.
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