OHCA with application of an AED by first responders
Conditions
Interventions
Altering the voiceprompts of the AED in such a way that more CPR can be given during resuscitation. Setting of AED (regular voice prompts vs. new voiceprompts cannot be identified before patient is co
Sponsors
Academisch Medical Centrum
Meibergdreef 9
1105 AZ Amsterdam
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients in OHCA in the study area, to whom a study-AED is applied, are included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Resuscitations because of trauma; 2. Persons below the age of 8 years; 3. Ambulance already present when circulatory arrest occurs.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Admission alive in the hospital in ICU or CCU or at intervention procedure, after restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The increase of total time spent on chest compressions and rescue breathing, expressed as % of total connection time of the AED before ROSC; 2. Amount of chest compressions given during the AED connection time before ROSC; 3. Moment of ROOR, cq ROOR during AED use; 4. Rate of recurrence of VF; 5. Discharge alive from the hospital; 6. OPC/CPC score at discharge from the hospital. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactJ. Berdowski
Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Cardiology, F3-241, P.O. Box 22660
Outcome results
None listed