ArticleScandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine2021
Smartphone-based dispatch of community first responders to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - statements from an international consensus conference.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Mobile applications enhance out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators while implementing community first responder systems in a western setting: mixed-methods expert consensus.International journal of emergency medicine · 2026Review
- Barriers and enablers to public access defibrillation - an international RAND-UCLA consensus study.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2026Article
- An app to keep: smartphone-based dispatch of community first responder to cardiac arrest.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Article
- Defining the terminology of first responders alerted for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by medical dispatch centres: An international consensus study on nomenclature.Resuscitation plus · 2025Article
- Comparative Efficacy of Extracorporeal Versus Conventional Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Adult Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Retrospective Study at a Single Center.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Outcome from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest managed by the pre-hospital emergency medical system in Martinique, a French Caribbean Overseas Territory.Resuscitation plus · 2025Article
- Advancements in Public First Responder Programs for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: An Updated Literature Review.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- Addressing Challenges of Implementing Community First Responder Models based on National and International Experiences: A Systematic Scoping Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2024Article
- Do laypersons need App-linked real-time feedback devices for effective resuscitation? - Results of a prospective, randomised simulation trial.Resuscitation plus · 2024Article
- Prehospital anesthesia in postcardiac arrest patients: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.European journal of medical research · 2024Observational
- Voluntary first responders' experiences of being dispatched to suspected out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in rural areas: an interview study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Article
- Automated and app-based activation of first responders for prehospital cardiac arrest: an analysis of 16.500 activations of the KATRETTER system in Berlin.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2023Article
- Predictive Dispatch of Volunteer First Responders: Algorithm Development and Validation.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Article
- Professional prehospital clinicians' experiences of ethical challenges associated with the collaboration with organised voluntary first responders: a qualitative study.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2023Article
- PULS - Austrian Cardiac Arrest Awareness Association: An overview of a multi-tiered and multi-facetted regional initiative to save lives.Resuscitation plus · 2023Review
- Proposal to increase safety of first responders dispatched to cardiac arrest.Resuscitation plus · 2023Article
- Assessing the weak links - Necessity and impact of regional cardiac arrest awareness campaigns for laypersons.Resuscitation plus · 2023Article
- Editorial - Impact of first responders in resuscitation.Resuscitation plus · 2022Article
- The Recent Advances of Mobile Healthcare in Cardiology Practice.Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundOver the past decade Smartphone-based activation (SBA) of Community First Responders (CFR) to out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) has gained much attention and popularity throughout Europe. Various programmes have been established, and interestingly there are considerable differences in technology, responder spectrum and the degree of integration into the prehospital emergency services. It is unclear whether these dissimilarities affect outcome. This paper reviews the current state in five European countries, reveals similarities and controversies, and presents consensus statements generated in an international conference with the intention to support public decision making on future strategies for SBA of CFR.
methodsIn a consensus conference a three-step approach was used: (i) presentation of current research from five European countries; (ii) workshops discussing evidence amongst the audience to generate consensus statements; (iii) anonymous real-time voting applying the modified RAND-UCLA Appropriateness method to adopt or reject the statements. The consensus panel aimed to represent all stakeholders involved in this topic.
resultsWhile 21 of 25 generated statements gained approval, consensus was only found for 5 of them. One statement was rejected but without consensus. Members of the consensus conference confirmed that CFR save lives. They further acknowledged the crucial role of emergency medical control centres and called for nationwide strategies.
conclusionsMembers of the consensus conference acknowledged that smartphone-based activation of CFR to OHCA saves lives. The statements generated by the consensus conference may assist the public, healthcare services and governments to utilise these systems to their full potential, and direct the research community towards fields that still need to be addressed.
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