Cardiac Arrest
Conditions
Keywords
cardiac arrest, video cell phone, dispatcher-assisted CPR
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether adding interactive video communication to dispatch instruction improves the quality of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation in simulated cardiac arrests.
Detailed description
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a leading cause of adult death and bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) significantly improves survival. Dispatch assistance increases the chance of bystander CPR but the quality of dispatcher-assisted CPR (DA-CPR) remains unsatisfactory. This study is conducted to assess the effect of adding interactive video communication to dispatch instruction on the quality of bystander CPR, including chest compressions and rescue breathing, in simulated cardiac arrests.
Interventions
DEVICEvideo cell phone
the voice group received voice CPR instruction via a voice-only cell phone, and the video group received interactive voice and video instruction via a video cell phone
Sponsors
National Taiwan University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Volunteers above 16 years of age who have not received any CPR training within the last 5 years were recruited.
Exclusion criteria
* Healthcare providers, non-Mandarin speaking individuals, and those with illness/physical conditions that prevent them from receiving telephone instructions or performing CPR were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| quality of chest compressions and rescue breaths | every 30 seconds |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| spent time to first effective chest compression and rescue breath | expressed as seconds |
Outcome results
None listed