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ARE FIRST RESPONDERS FIRST? THE RALLY TO THE SUSPECTED OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST.
Resuscitation 2022 September 24
BACKGROUND: Time is the crucial factor in the "chain of survival" treatment concept for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). We aimed to measure different response time intervals by comparing emergency medical system (EMS), fire fighters and smartphone aided volunteer responders.
METHODS: In two large Swedish regions, volunteer responders were timed from the alert until they arrived at the scene of the suspected OHCA. The first arriving volunteer responders who tried to fetch an automated external defibrillator (AED-responder) and who ran to perform bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR-responder) were compared to both the first arriving EMS and fire fighters. Three-time intervals were measured, from call to dispatch, the unit response time (from dispatch to arrival) and the total response time.
RESULTS: During 22 months, 2631 suspected OHCAs were included. The median time from call to dispatch was in minutes 1.8 (95% CI=1.7-1.8) for EMS, 2.9 (95% CI=2.8-3.0) for fire-fighters and 3.0 (95% CI=2.9-3.1) for volunteer responders. The median unit response time was 8.3 (95% CI=8.1-8.5) for EMS, 6.8 (95% CI=6.7-6.9) for fire fighters and 6.0 (95% CI=5.7-6.2) for AED-responders and 4.6 (95% CI=4.5-4.8) for CPR-responders. The total response time was 10.4 (95% CI=10.1-10.6) for EMS, 10.2 (95% CI=9.9-10.4) for fire fighters, 9.6 (95% CI=9.1-9.8) for AED-responders and 8.2 (95% CI= 8.0-8.3) for CPR-responders.
CONCLUSION: First arriving volunteer responders had the shortest unit response time when compared to both fire fighters and EMS, however this advantage was reduced by delays introduced at the dispatch center. Earlier automatic dispatch should be considered in further studies.
METHODS: In two large Swedish regions, volunteer responders were timed from the alert until they arrived at the scene of the suspected OHCA. The first arriving volunteer responders who tried to fetch an automated external defibrillator (AED-responder) and who ran to perform bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR-responder) were compared to both the first arriving EMS and fire fighters. Three-time intervals were measured, from call to dispatch, the unit response time (from dispatch to arrival) and the total response time.
RESULTS: During 22 months, 2631 suspected OHCAs were included. The median time from call to dispatch was in minutes 1.8 (95% CI=1.7-1.8) for EMS, 2.9 (95% CI=2.8-3.0) for fire-fighters and 3.0 (95% CI=2.9-3.1) for volunteer responders. The median unit response time was 8.3 (95% CI=8.1-8.5) for EMS, 6.8 (95% CI=6.7-6.9) for fire fighters and 6.0 (95% CI=5.7-6.2) for AED-responders and 4.6 (95% CI=4.5-4.8) for CPR-responders. The total response time was 10.4 (95% CI=10.1-10.6) for EMS, 10.2 (95% CI=9.9-10.4) for fire fighters, 9.6 (95% CI=9.1-9.8) for AED-responders and 8.2 (95% CI= 8.0-8.3) for CPR-responders.
CONCLUSION: First arriving volunteer responders had the shortest unit response time when compared to both fire fighters and EMS, however this advantage was reduced by delays introduced at the dispatch center. Earlier automatic dispatch should be considered in further studies.
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