Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin
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Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed · Nov 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study[Saving lives with dispatcher-assisted resuscitation: importance of effective telephone instruction].
Survival rates after sudden cardiac arrest could be increased if bystanders could be encouraged to perform CPR until emergency services arrive. This should be initiated by the dispatcher at the emergency control facility who receives the call. For the first time the ERC guidelines of 2010 included instructions to be given to untrained rescuers by the dispatcher. Rapid recognition of cardiac arrest and initiation of emergency measures is assured by means of specific training for the dispatchers. ⋯ There were no significant differences between the groups regarding the target variables. The results show that already extremely short instructions or advice by the dispatcher to start CPR is sufficient to encourage bystanders to give assistance in an emergency. Continuous support over the phone does not appear to be necessary.