Delay to initiation of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest EMS treatments

Time to initial treatment is important in any response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The purpose of this paper was to quantify the time delay for providing initial EMS treatments supplemented by comparison with those of other EMS systems conducting clinical trials.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - December 18, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Joseph P. Ornato, Mary Ann Peberdy, Charles R. Siegel, Rich Lindfors, Tom Ludin, Danny Garrison Source Type: research