Identifying patients at imminent risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest during the Emergency Medical call: The views of call-takers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is little research on the triage of patients who are not yet in cardiac arrest when the emergency call is initiated, but who deteriorate and suffer a cardiac arrest during the prehospital phase of care. The aim of this study was to investigate Emergency Operation Centre staff views on ways to improve the early identification of patients who are at imminent risk of cardiac arrest, and the barriers to achieving this.

Methods

A qualitative interview and focus group study was conducted in two large Emergency Medical Services in England, United Kingdom. Twelve semi-structured interviews and one focus group were completed with Emergency Operations Centre staff. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.

Results

Three main themes were identified

SUBMITTER: Kirby K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10630112 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature