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    Championing survival: connecting the unknown network of responders to address out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

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    McBride, R; Ski, CF; Thompson, DR; Quinn, T; Wilson, MH
    Date
    2020-06-03
    Source Title
    Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
    Publisher
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Thompson, David
    Affiliation
    Psychiatry
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    Document Type
    Journal Article
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    McBride, R., Ski, C. F., Thompson, D. R., Quinn, T. & Wilson, M. H. (2020). Championing survival: connecting the unknown network of responders to address out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 28 (1), pp.49-. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-020-00748-3.
    Access Status
    Open Access
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/252897
    DOI
    10.1186/s13049-020-00748-3
    Open Access at PMC
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7271506
    Abstract
    Early intervention for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) presents a challenge for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) across Europe. Strategies designed to address this include education and training initiatives for citizens and building CPR skills capacity and awareness amongst health care professionals. However, there is a need to improve access to volunteer first responders who can commence CPR and defibrillate before the arrival of EMS. In the UK, initiatives such GoodSAM have integrated crowdsourcing technology with ambulance services to allow them autonomy in alerting responders to OHCAs which is parallel to an EMS dispatch. These services are building capacity to improve the initial 'call for help' and time to commence CPR and defibrillation if indicated. The next step is to identify and implement appropriate methods for public engagement, involvement and eventual networking of resources with statutory bodies such as local EMS. As crowdsourcing volunteer responders is at an early stage, there is a need to determine whether crowdsourcing is associated with patient outcomes, what its impact is on those responding to OHCA, whether it facilitates or impedes current services, and whether it is a safe and cost effective way to involve citizens to intervene in the community during cardiac arrest or other medical emergencies? Addressing such issues is likely to provide further insight into the role and effectiveness of new technologies and their potential impact on the wider community.

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