Location of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and automated external defibrillators in relation to schools in an English ambulance service region.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study sought to identify the availability of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in schools in the region served by West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Trust (WMAS), United Kingdom, and the number of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) that occurred at or near to schools. A secondary aim was to explore the cost effectiveness of school-based defibrillators.

Methods

This observational study used data from the national registry for OHCA (University of Warwick) to identify cases occurring at or near schools between January 2014 and December 2016 in WMAS region (n = 11,399). A school survey (n = 2,453) was carried out in September 2017 to determine the presence of AEDs and their registration status with WMAS. Geographical Information System ma

SUBMITTER: Benson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9335389 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature