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

Mario Krammel, Elisabeth Lobmeyr, Patrick Sulzgruber, Markus Winnisch, David Weidenauer, Michael Poppe, Philip Datler, Sebastian Zeiner, Markus Keferboeck, Jakob Eichelter,

PLoS ONE · 2020 · 33 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

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.

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