ArticleInternational journal of emergency medicine2026
Impact of early cardiac arrest recognition by emergency medical service dispatchers on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective population-based observational study.
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Abstract
backgroundDispatch-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DACPR) improves out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) outcomes. However, there is no established gold standard for DACPR performance. This study aimed to investigate the association between time to OHCA recognition by the dispatcher and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), survival, and favorable neurological outcome.
methodsWe conducted this retrospective population-based study using Utstein-style OHCA data and DACPR records between January 2016 and December 2019 in Nara, Japan. OHCA cases were included if lay rescuers performed CPR following dispatcher instructions. Patients aged < 18 years, emergency medical service-witnessed OHCAs, patients for whom CPR was already initiated at the emergency call, cases where CPR was not indicated, and cases in which callers did not follow dispatcher instructions were excluded. The primary outcome was the association between time to OHCA recognition by the dispatcher and ROSC. The secondary outcomes included 1-month survival and favorable neurological outcome (cerebral performance category 1 or 2). Multivariable logistic regression was performed to examine the association between dispatcher recognition time and outcomes. Dispatcher recognition time was modeled per 10-s increase. Stratified analyses were also performed for witnessed and non-witnessed OHCA cases.
resultsWe analyzed 1,959 cases of OHCA. The median OHCA recognition time was 74 s. Longer dispatcher recognition time was associated with slightly higher odds of ROSC in the overall cohort (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] per 10-s increase, 1.01; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.00–1.02) and lower odds of ROSC in witnessed OHCA (aOR, 0.98; 95% CI, 0.96–0.99), whereas no clear association was observed in non-witnessed OHCA (aOR, 1.02; 95% CI, 0.99–1.04). Delay in OHCA recognition by dispatchers was not significantly associated with survival or neurological outcomes.
conclusionThe association between dispatcher recognition time and ROSC differed according to arrest context. In witnessed OHCA, longer dispatcher recognition time was associated with lower odds of ROSC. These findings suggest that minimizing dispatcher recognition delay may be particularly important in witnessed OHCA cases.
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