Enhancing citizens response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A systematic review of mobile-phone systems to alert citizens as first responders.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Involving laypersons in response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest through mobile-phone technology is becoming widespread in numerous countries, and different solutions were developed. We performed a systematic review on the impact of alerting citizens as first responders and to provide an overview of different strategies and technologies used.

Methods

We searched electronic databases up to October 2019. Eligible studies described systems to alert citizens first responders to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest through text messages or apps. We analyzed the implementation and performance of these systems and their impact on patients' outcomes.

Results

We included 28 manuscripts describing 12 different systems. The first text message system was implemented in 2

SUBMITTER: Scquizzato T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7211690 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature