ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2024
Effects of Dispatcher-Assisted Public-Access Defibrillation Programs on the Outcomes of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Before-and-After Study.
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- 2025 Korean Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Part 2. Current status of cardiac arrest and the chain of survival.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2026Guideline
- Dispatcher-assisted AED use in single-rescuer cardiac arrest: study protocol for a randomized simulation study comparing standard and optimized dispatcher-assisted CPR instructions.Resuscitation plus · 2026Article
- Functional Access to Public Defibrillators and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes: A Population-Based Geospatial Analysis in Korea.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- Optimization of dispatcher instruction for public-access automated external defibrillator retrieval and use: A scoping review.Resuscitation plus · 2025Review
- Experiences, challenges, and best practices of dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a scoping review.Internal and emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Intraosseous and Intravenous Epinephrine Administration Routes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Survival and Neurologic Outcomes.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Article
- Installation of Public Access Defibrillators for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests: Identifying Suitable Locations by Using a Geographic Information System.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Article
- Public Awareness of Automated External Defibrillator Locations.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Blended Versus Traditional Refresher Training for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Prospective Observational Study.JMIR medical education · 2024Observational
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Abstract
backgroundPublic access defibrillation (PAD) programs have been implemented globally over the past decade. Although PAD can substantially increase the survival of cardiac arrest, PAD use remains low. This study aimed to evaluate whether drawing upon the successful experiences of dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation programs would increase the use of PAD in dispatcher-assisted PAD programs. METHODS AND
resultsThis study using a before-and-after design was conducted in Taoyuan City using a local out-of-hospital cardiac arrest registry system and data of dispatcher performance derived from audio recordings. The primary outcomes were the rate of bystander PAD use, sustained return of spontaneous circulation, survival to discharge, and favorable neurological outcomes. The secondary outcomes were the performance of dispatchers in terms of PAD instruction and dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation administration, the time interval indicators of dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation. A total of 1159 patients were included and divided into 2 groups: the before-run-in group (502 patients) and the after-run-in group (657 patients). No significant difference was observed between the 2 groups in terms of baseline characteristics. The rate of PAD use in the after-run-in group significantly increased from 5.0% to 8.7% (
conclusionsImplementing a dispatcher-assisted PAD protocol in a municipality setting significantly increased bystander PAD use without affecting dispatcher performance in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest recognition, cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction, or dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation time indicators.
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