Resuscitation
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Public access defibrillation is a key component of the early links in the chain of survival. Despite growing numbers of PADs in the community, actual use remains poor, partly because of the difficulties in locating the nearest PAD. We aimed to establish the cover that would be provided if PADs were located in any given building type, which would enable the public to know where the nearest PAD was located. ⋯ Locating PADs at all post boxes would provide the most effective geographical coverage in both urban and rural areas according to building type. This may be an effective strategy to improve rapid PAD locating.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Implementation of Basic life support training for school children: Online education for potential instructors? Results of a cluster randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial.
Comprehensive training of the population in basic life support (BLS) increases the chance of survival in cardiac arrest. To implement BLS trainings at schools a high number of instructors will be needed. This non-inferiority study investigated, if online education is effective to prepare instructors to teach BLS compared to face-to-face education. ⋯ Integrating all results of this study, online education may be an effective alternative to prepare potential BLS instructors. Using free online courses, motivated persons can independently acquire necessary skills to become instructors and autonomously realise low cost BLS trainings at schools.
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An effective airway management is pivotal for treating hypoxia and to ensure reoxygenation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This matched-pair analysis from the German Resuscitation Registry (GRR) investigates the outcomes of various methods of airway management used on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients. ⋯ "ETT" was associated with higher survival rates and better neurological outcomes in comparison to "LT_only". The strategy of "LTEX" versus "LT_only" or "ETT" was only associated with better short-term outcomes. Our observational registry data suggests that endotracheal intubation by physician staffed EMS is the optimal airway strategy for OHCA in our system.
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Observational Study
Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality During Intra-Hospital Transport.
To evaluate pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) quality during intra-hospital transport to facilitate extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)-CPR (ECPR). We compared chest compression (CC) rate, depth, and fraction (CCF) between the pre-transport and intra-transport periods. ⋯ Pediatric CPR quality was maintained during intra-hospital patient transport, suggesting that it is reasonable for ECPR systems to incorporate patient transport to facilitate ECMO cannulation.
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Observational Study
Neurologically favourable outcomes of cardiogenic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with relation to the type of witness in Japan.
To assess the current situation and neurologically favourable outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with respect to the type of witness. ⋯ Family-witnessed OHCA events had fewer neurologically favourable outcomes before and after adjusting for confounders. BLS education for family members may lead to improved prognosis of witnessed cardiogenic OHCAs.