Background The epidemiology and outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)
varies across Europe. Following on from EuReCa ONE, the aim of this study was to further …

Emergency services worldwide face increasing cost pressure that potentially limits their
existing resources. In many countries, emergency services also face the issues of staff …

Background Volunteer responder (VR) programs for activation of laypersons in out-of-
hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) have been deployed worldwide, but the optimal number of …

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 …

Background Although survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is increasing, little
is known about the long-term trends in survival for patients defibrillated by first responders …

Background In out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), 10–50% of patients have return of
spontaneous circulation (ROSC) before hospital arrival. It is important to investigate the …

The increased use of the automated external defibrillator (AED) contributes to the rising
survival rate after sudden cardiac arrest in the Netherlands. When used, the AED records the …

Introduction In out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs), the use of an automatic external
defibrillator (AED) by a bystander remains low, as AEDs may be misplaced with respect to …

Aim To develop and validate a model for the early prediction of long-term neurological
outcome in patients with non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Methods We …

This study aimed to assess the trend of the maintenance status and usability of public
automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Public AEDs installed in Seoul from 2013 to 2017 …