Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a global public health issue experienced by≈ 3.8 million
people annually. Only 8% to 12% survive to hospital discharge. Early defibrillation of …

OHCA disproportionately affects deprived communities and ethnic minorities. These groups
experience disparities in care throughout the chain of survival and this appears to translate …

Aims To investigate the association between the arrival of smartphone-activated volunteer
responders before the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and bystander defibrillation in …

Background For out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in residential areas, a dispatcher
driven alert-system using text messages (TM-system) directing local rescuers (TM …

Introduction This study aimed to investigate the association of a resuscitation bundle
intervention including text message (TM) alert system and bystander cardiopulmonary …

Background Drone-delivered defibrillators have the potential to significantly reduce
response time for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). However, optimal policies for the …

Abstract Aim of the Study To investigate the distance covered by lay first responders (LFR)
alerted for an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), evaluate the time elapsed between …

Lay Responder Care in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Lay responders play a major role in
the resuscitation of persons with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Crucial steps include …

Recent advances in the use of public access defibrillation show great potential for optimizing
early defibrillation. With new technological solutions, AEDs can be transported to the cardiac …

Background Mathematical optimization can be used to place automated external
defibrillators (AEDs) in locations that maximize coverage of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests …