The impact of a high-quality basic life support police-based first responder system on outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Mario KrammelElisabeth LobmeyrPatrick SulzgruberMarkus WinnischDavid WeidenauerMichael PoppePhilip DatlerSebastian ZeinerMarkus KeferboeckJakob EichelterThomas HampThomas UraySebastian SchnaubeltAlexander Nuernberger

Published in: PloS one (2020)

We were able to demonstrate an early start and a high quality of BLS and AED use in Pol-AED assessed OHCA cases. Moreover, the presence of Pol-AED care was associated with better patient survival and borderline significance for favorable neurological outcome.

Keyphrases

healthcare
palliative care
case report
quality improvement
pain management
free survival