The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on resuscitation attempts, bystander CPR and survival outcomes in Australia and New Zealand: A binational population-based, Epistry study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study aims to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) incidence, bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), EMS resuscitation attempts and survival across Australia and New Zealand.

Method

Data were extracted for all OHCAs patients attended by emergency medical services (EMS) between 2017 and 2021 from the Aus-ROC OHCA Epistry (Epidemiological registry). Logistic regression was used to explore differences between the pre-COVID-19 (January 1, 2017 to March 15, 2020) and COVID-19 (March 16, 2020 to December 31, 2021) periods for bystander CPR, EMS-attempted resuscitation, survival to hospital arrival (event survival) and survival to hospital discharge/30 days.

Results

The incidence of OHCA increased during COVID-1

SUBMITTER: Howell S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11880727 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature