Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Survival After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Before and After Legislation for Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Authors' conclusion
These findings suggest that implementation of the Emergency Medical Aid Act in China was associated with increased rates of CPR and public AED use and improved survival of patients with OHCA.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with bystander-witnessed Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA), Shenzhen, China, 2010–2022
- Participants
- 13,751 patients
- Exposure
- Postlegislation vs prelegislation period
- Postlegislationn = 5,893
- Prelegislationn = 7,858reference
- Outcome
- Rates of bystander-initiated CPR and use of AEDs
Methodological detailsinterrupted time-series analysis, prospective city registry
- Interrupted time-series analysis
- Prospective city registry
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Bystander-initiated CPR, before vs after legislation
320 patients [4.10%] vs 1103 patients [18.73%]
Automated external defibrillator (AED) use, before vs after legislation
214 patients [4.12%] vs 182 patients [5.29%]
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
Prehospital ROSC
Survival to arrival at hospital
Survival at discharge
Prehospital return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC)
- Significantly increased postlegislation
Survival to arrival at hospital
- Significantly increased postlegislation
Survival at discharge
- Significantly increased postlegislation
Original publication
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