The impact of smartphone-dispatched CPR-trained volunteers on OHCA outcomes is influenced by patient age.

ABSTRACT: The early initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) measures by non-professionals before the arrival of Emergency Medical Service (EMS) is known to be crucial for improving outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). We assessed the impact of deploying CPR-trained volunteers via a smartphone-based alerting system on the outcome of OHCA patients. In a retrospective nonrandomized cohort study, all OHCA cases in the city of Aachen over a six-year period were analysed. We compared patient data, CPR metrics, alerting system data as well as outcome data between the intervention and control groups. From June 2017 to May 2023, 101 out of 852 resuscitations were initiated by volunteers alerted via a smartphone-based alerting system in OHCA events. We found no overall rise in the r

SUBMITTER: Fabianek J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11607460 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature