The Minnesota first-responder AED project: Aiming to increase survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

ABSTRACT: There are 350,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) cases annually in the United States of America. Using automated external defibrillators (AEDs) has increased survival in cardiac arrests (CA) with an initial shockable rhythm. Thus, guidelines recommend complete geographical coverage with AEDs. To fill in the gaps in Minnesota, the Center for Resuscitation Medicine at the University of Minnesota raised an $18.8 million grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to supply law enforcement first responders with AEDs and, thus, increase survival rates after OHCA by reducing the time to first shock. This report elaborates on the decision-making, fundraising, and logistic strategy required to reach statewide AED coverage.

Methods

The baseline need for AEDs was analyzed using a question

SUBMITTER: Gaisendrees C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10416018 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature