PULS – Austrian Cardiac Arrest Awareness Association: An overview of a multi-tiered and multi-facetted regional initiative to save lives
Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with subsequent cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) still leads to dismal outcomes worldwide. The crucial gap between cardiac arrest and advanced life support can only be filled by bystander-CPR. However, knowledge and willingness of the public towards basi...
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| description | Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with subsequent cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) still leads to dismal outcomes worldwide. The crucial gap between cardiac arrest and advanced life support can only be filled by bystander-CPR. However, knowledge and willingness of the public towards basic life support (BLS) remain low. Global and national initiatives for awareness building and CPR training have produced promising improvements, but an additional focus on regional initiatives might be necessary to truly implement change. Methods and results: In order to support other like-minded groups, we present a “coming of age” narrative review of PULS – Austrian Cardiac Arrest Awareness Association, along with a future outlook and “lessons learned”. Interviews with past and present employees, members, and functionaries were conducted by the authors. Additionally, the organization’s archives were assessed. Conclusion: Following current guidelines and the Utstein formula of survival, building a system to save lives is essential to achieve progress concerning cardiac arrest survival and outcomes. As kinds of “regional offices” of global resuscitation efforts, a network of individual local initiatives and organizations such as PULS can carry the respective messages, engage with local key figures of implementation, and keep up perpetual work for cardiac arrest awareness and BLS education. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7c91539a6943476dac22e5dd0d8524582023-09-07T04:44:59ZengElsevierResuscitation Plus2666-52042023-09-0115100453PULS – Austrian Cardiac Arrest Awareness Association: An overview of a multi-tiered and multi-facetted regional initiative to save livesSebastian Schnaubelt0Mario Krammel1PULS – Austrian Cardiac Arrest Awareness Association, Vienna, Austria; Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Corresponding author at: Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.PULS – Austrian Cardiac Arrest Awareness Association, Vienna, Austria; Emergency Medical Service Vienna, AustriaBackground: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with subsequent cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) still leads to dismal outcomes worldwide. The crucial gap between cardiac arrest and advanced life support can only be filled by bystander-CPR. However, knowledge and willingness of the public towards basic life support (BLS) remain low. Global and national initiatives for awareness building and CPR training have produced promising improvements, but an additional focus on regional initiatives might be necessary to truly implement change. Methods and results: In order to support other like-minded groups, we present a “coming of age” narrative review of PULS – Austrian Cardiac Arrest Awareness Association, along with a future outlook and “lessons learned”. Interviews with past and present employees, members, and functionaries were conducted by the authors. Additionally, the organization’s archives were assessed. Conclusion: Following current guidelines and the Utstein formula of survival, building a system to save lives is essential to achieve progress concerning cardiac arrest survival and outcomes. As kinds of “regional offices” of global resuscitation efforts, a network of individual local initiatives and organizations such as PULS can carry the respective messages, engage with local key figures of implementation, and keep up perpetual work for cardiac arrest awareness and BLS education.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666520423000966Sudden cardiac deathCardiac arrestBasic-life supportCardiopulmonary resuscitationAwarenessEducation |
| spellingShingle | Sebastian Schnaubelt Mario Krammel PULS – Austrian Cardiac Arrest Awareness Association: An overview of a multi-tiered and multi-facetted regional initiative to save lives Resuscitation Plus Sudden cardiac death Cardiac arrest Basic-life support Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Awareness Education |
| title | PULS – Austrian Cardiac Arrest Awareness Association: An overview of a multi-tiered and multi-facetted regional initiative to save lives |
| title_full | PULS – Austrian Cardiac Arrest Awareness Association: An overview of a multi-tiered and multi-facetted regional initiative to save lives |
| title_fullStr | PULS – Austrian Cardiac Arrest Awareness Association: An overview of a multi-tiered and multi-facetted regional initiative to save lives |
| title_full_unstemmed | PULS – Austrian Cardiac Arrest Awareness Association: An overview of a multi-tiered and multi-facetted regional initiative to save lives |
| title_short | PULS – Austrian Cardiac Arrest Awareness Association: An overview of a multi-tiered and multi-facetted regional initiative to save lives |
| title_sort | puls austrian cardiac arrest awareness association an overview of a multi tiered and multi facetted regional initiative to save lives |
| topic | Sudden cardiac death Cardiac arrest Basic-life support Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Awareness Education |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666520423000966 |
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