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Reached by smartphone, volunteer bystanders can defibrillate cardiac arrest patients earlier

Jenny Blair, MD   |   Clinical Summary   |   06 January 2023
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These volunteers often beat emergency medical services to the scene.

Takeaway

  • When volunteer bystanders arrive before emergency medical services (EMS) to an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) due to a smartphone alert, patients are likelier to receive bystander defibrillation.
  • A scaled-up volunteer responder programme could increase defibrillation rates after OHCA.
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