Are there socioeconomic disparities in geographic accessibility to community first responders to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Ireland?

ABSTRACT: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a leading cause of death worldwide. Without appropriate early resuscitation interventions, the prospect of survival is limited. This means that an effective community response is a critical enabler of increasing the number of people who survive. However, while OHCA incidence is higher in more deprived areas, propensity to volunteer is, in general, associated with higher socioeconomic status. In this context, we consider whether there are socioeconomic disparities in geographic accessibility to volunteer community first responders (CFRs) in Ireland, where CFR groups have developed organically and communities self-select to participate. We use geographic information systems and propensity score matching to generate a set of control areas with which to

SUBMITTER: Masterson S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9249950 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature