The impact of a high-performance cardiopulmonary resuscitation protocol on survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests witnessed by paramedics.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

In this study, we examine the effect of a high-performance cardiopulmonary resuscitation (HP-CPR) protocol on patient outcomes following out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) witnessed by emergency medical services (EMS) personnel.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study of adult, EMS witnessed OHCA patients of medical aetiology in Victoria, Australia. Patients treated after the introduction of a HP-CPR protocol and training programme between February 2019 and January 2020 were compared to historical controls between January 2015 and January 2019. The effect of a HP-CPR protocol on survival to hospital discharge was examined using logistic regression models adjusted for arrest factors.

Results

A total of 1,561 and 420 EMS witnessed OHCA patients were tr

SUBMITTER: Alqudah Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9678979 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature