Open AccessDispatch of Firefighters and Police Officers in Out‐of‐Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Nationwide Prospective Cohort Trial Using Propensity Score Analysis
Author(s) -
HasselqvistAx Ingela,
Nordberg Per,
Herlitz Johan,
Svensson Leif,
Jonsson Martin,
Lindqvist Jonny,
Ringh Mattias,
Claesson Andreas,
Björklund Johan,
Andersson JanOtto,
Ericson Caroline,
Lindblad Pär,
Engerström Lars,
Rosenqvist Mårten,
Hollenberg Jacob
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.117.005873
Subject(s) - medicine , propensity score matching , confidence interval , odds ratio , basic life support , emergency medical services , advanced life support , cohort , emergency medicine , clinical endpoint , prospective cohort study , resuscitation , emergency department , cohort study , life support , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , medical emergency , randomized controlled trial , intensive care medicine , nursing
Dispatch of basic life support-trained first responders equipped with automated external defibrillators in addition to advanced life support-trained emergency medical services personnel in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has, in some minor cohort studies, been associated with improved survival. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between basic life support plus advanced life support response and survival in OHCA at a national level.