Addressing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with current technology advances: Breaking the deadlock with a mobile network.

ABSTRACT: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a global public health problem, with survival rates remaining low at around 10% or less despite widespread cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and availability of automated external defibrillators (AEDs). This is partly due to the challenges of knowing when and where a sudden OHCA occurs and where the nearest AED is located. In response, countries around the world have begun to use network technology-based smartphone applications. These applications are activated by emergency medical service dispatchers and alert preregistered volunteer first responders (VFRs) to nearby OHCAs using Global Positioning System localization. Accumulating evidence, although mostly from observational studies, shows their effectiveness in increasing the rate of by

SUBMITTER: Hayashi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11317685 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature