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ArticleResuscitation plus2021

Characteristics of Restart a Heart 2019 event locations in the UK.

C A Hawkes, T Brown, U Noor, J Carlyon, N Davidson, J Soar, G D Perkins, M A Smyth, A Lockey, RSAH collaborators and study team

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C A HawkesUniversity of Warwick, Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Gibbet Hill, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
T BrownUniversity of Warwick, Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Gibbet Hill, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
U NoorUniversity of Warwick, Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Gibbet Hill, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
J CarlyonResuscitation Council UK 5th Floor Tavistock House North, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9H, UK.
N DavidsonPatient Representative, UK.
J SoarResuscitation Council UK 5th Floor Tavistock House North, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9H, UK.
G D PerkinsUniversity of Warwick, Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Gibbet Hill, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
M A SmythUniversity of Warwick, Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Gibbet Hill, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
A LockeyResuscitation Council UK 5th Floor Tavistock House North, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9H, UK.
RSAH collaborators and study team

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionRestart a Heart (RSAH) is an annual CPR mass training initiative delivered predominantly by ambulance services in the UK. The aim of this study was to identify to what extent voluntary participation in the 2019 initiative delivered training to the population with the highest need.

methodsA cross-sectional observational study of location characteristics for RSAH training events conducted by UK ambulance services. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse event and area characteristics. National cardiac arrest registry data were used to establish proportions of training coverage in "hot spot" areas with above national median incidence of cardiac arrest and below median bystander CPR rates. The significance of observed differences were tested using chi-square for proportions and t-test for means.

resultsTwelve of 14 UK ambulance services participated, training 236,318 people. Most of the events (82%) were held in schools, and schoolchildren comprised most participants (81%). RSAH events were held in areas that were less densely populated (p < 0.001), were more common in affluent areas (p < 0.001), and had a significantly lower proportion of black residents (p < 0.05) and higher proportion of white residents (p < 0.05). Events were held in 28% of known "hot spot" areas in England.

conclusionWith mandatory CPR training for school children in England, Scotland and Wales there is an opportunity to re-focus RSAH resources to deliver training for all age groups in OHCA "hot spots", communities with higher proportions of black residents, and areas of deprivation. In Northern Ireland, we recommend targeting schools in areas with similar characteristics.

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Basic life supportBystander CPREducationOut of hospital cardiac arrestResuscitation

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PMCPMC8244288

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