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, MHDate
2020-06-03Source Title
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency MedicinePublisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLCUniversity of Melbourne Author/s
Thompson, DavidAffiliation
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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
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7271506Abstract
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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