Variation in community and ambulance care processes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BCPR), early defibrillation and timely treatment by emergency medical services (EMS) can double the chance of survival from out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest (OHCA). We investigated the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the pre-hospital chain of...

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Main Authors: Yoshio Masuda, Seth En Teoh, Jun Wei Yeo, Darren Jun Hao Tan, Daryl Lin Jimian, Shir Lynn Lim, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Audrey L. Blewer, Andrew Fu Wah Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04749-9