Pre-arrival Instructions Effect on Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
United States274 participantsStarted 2009-01-01
Plain-language summary
The investigators hypothesized that pre-arrival instructions would increase the likelihood of bystanders performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
Who can participate
Age range21 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients 21 years old or older
* Presumed cardiac origin as indicated on the Milwaukee County Emergency Medical Services (MCEMS) report
* Non-Emergency Medical Services (EMS) witnessed arrest
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients younger than 21 years old
* Patients who are "obviously dead" (decomposition, rigor mortis, decapitation, or other)
* Trauma victims, including hanging and burns
* Patients with cardiac arrests clearly of other non-cardiac origin including drug overdose, carbon monoxide poisoning, drowning, exsanguination, electrocution, asphyxia, hypoxia related to respiratory disease, cerebrovascular accident and documented terminal illness
* Patients determined to be a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) upon arrival of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers
* Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) by someone other than Emergency Medical Services (EMS) who is a trained first responder or health care provider with a predetermined duty to provide care.
What they're measuring
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Incidence of Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA)
Timeframe: Up to 2 years prior to intervention and up to 2 years post intervention