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Lay first-responders alerted to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by smartphone app — Not so novel any longer, and it’s time to do more

2019; Elsevier BV; Volume: 141; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.06.007

1873-1570

Christopher M. Smith,

Emergency and Acute Care Studies

In this issue of Resuscitation researchers from Switzerland and Italy investigated the actual route distance taken by lay first-responders alerted to a nearby out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) victim via a smartphone application. 1 Auricchio A. Gianquintieri L. Burkart R. et al. Real-life time and distance covered by lay first responders alerted by means of smartphone-application: implications for early initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and access to automatic external defibrillators. Resuscitation. 2019; 141: 182-187 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (21) Google Scholar In common with a number of other app-based lay first-responder systems, 2 Smith C.M. Wilson M.H. Ghorbangholi A. et al. The use of trained volunteers in the response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest—the GoodSAM experience. Resuscitation. 2017; 121: 123-126 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (57) Google Scholar , 3 Brooks S.C. Simmons G. Worthington H. et al. The PulsePoint Respond mobile device application to crowdsource basic life support for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: challenges for optimal implementation. Resuscitation. 2016; 98: 20-26 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (97) Google Scholar when a cardiac arrest is suspected by call-handlers at the emergency dispatch centre, an alert is sent to lay first-responders in parallel with the usual Emergency Medical Services (EMS) response.