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Exploring Current Data Collection Practices on the Effectiveness of Dispatcher-Assisted Telephone Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Lindsey Tazzioli, Disa Cornish, PhD

Sep 06, 2018|AEDR 2018 Vol. 6 Issue 2|Original Research

In medical emergencies involving out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs), bystanders reasonably but sometimes incorrectly expect a call to 911 will result in a dispatcher guiding the caller through the steps of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). For the public safety answering points (PSAPs) providing dispatcher-assisted telephone-CPR (tCPR), data was collected in an attempt to evaluate the effectiveness of tCPR and its role in patient survival. Three PSAPs, one emergency medical service (EMS) department, and sixteen fire departments from...

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