First-response treatment after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a survey of current practices across 29 countries in Europe

First-response treatment after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a survey of current practices across 29 countries in Europe

Abstract Background In Europe, survival rates after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) vary widely. Presence/absence and differences in implementation of systems dispatching First Responders (FR) in order to arrive before Emergency Medical Services (EMS) may contribute to this variation. A compre...

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Main Authors: Iris Oving, Siobhan Masterson, Ingvild B.M. Tjelmeland, Martin Jonsson, Federico Semeraro, Mattias Ringh, Anatolij Truhlar, Diana Cimpoesu, Fredrik Folke, Stefanie G. Beesems, Rudolph W. Koster, Hanno L. Tan, Marieke T. Blom, for the ESCAPE-NET Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
First responders
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Europe
ESCAPE-NET
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-019-0689-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-019-0689-0

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