Impact of pandemic-related movement restriction on public access defibrillation in Japan: a retrospective cohort study

Conclusions Prolonged and repeated movement restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic worsened the OHCA outcomes concurrently with disturbed BLS actions, including the reduced PAD incidence in out-of-home settings. Maintaining BLS training, re-arranging automated external defibrillator placement and establishing a local alert system for recruiting well-trained citizens to the scene are essential.
Source: BMJ Open - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Open access, Emergency medicine Source Type: research