AED applied, not recommending defibrillation – A validation study of the new variable AED in the Danish Cardiac Arrest Registry

Casarini, Eleonora; Wolthers, Signe Amalie; Ringgren, Kristian Bundgaard; Blomberg, Stig Nikolaj; Christensen, Helle Collatz

doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109725

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“…There is a risk of underreporting as EMS employees in Denmark are not mandated to report this variable, and the variable is based on the mentioning of AEDs in patient records, which may be inconsistent. 50 The EMS response time varied across the 3 cities, with long EMS response times in Vienna and a lower probability of shockable rhythm. Vienna is a larger city with a higher population density than Amsterdam and Copenhagen, potentially leading to more traffic jams that could prolong the EMS response time.…”

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Incidence and Survival of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Public Housing Areas in 3 European Capitals

Juul Grabmayr,

Folke,

Samsoee Kjoelbye

et al. 2024

Circ: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

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BACKGROUND: Strategies to reach out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (called cardiac arrest) in residential areas and reduce disparities in care and outcomes are warranted. This study investigated incidences of cardiac arrests in public housing areas. METHODS: This register-based cohort study included cardiac arrest patients from Amsterdam (the Netherlands) from 2016 to 2021, Copenhagen (Denmark) from 2016 to 2021, and Vienna (Austria) from 2018 to 2021. Using Poisson regression adjusted for spatial correlation and city, we compared cardiac arrest incidence rates (number per square kilometer per year and number per 100 000 inhabitants per year) in public housing and other residential areas and examined the proportion of cardiac arrests within public housing and adjacent areas (100-m radius). RESULTS: Overall, 9152 patients were included of which 3038 (33.2%) cardiac arrests occurred in public housing areas and 2685 (29.3%) in adjacent areas. In Amsterdam, 635/1801 (35.3%) cardiac arrests occurred in public housing areas; in Copenhagen, 1036/3077 (33.7%); and in Vienna, 1367/4274 (32.0%). Public housing areas covered 42.4 (12.6%) of 336.7 km 2 and 1 024 470 (24.6%) of 4 164 700 inhabitants. Across the capitals, we observed a lower probability of 30-day survival in public housing versus other residential areas (244/2803 [8.7%] versus 783/5532 [14.2%]). The incidence rates and rate ratio of cardiac arrest in public housing versus other residential areas were incidence rate, 16.5 versus 4.1 n/km 2 per year; rate ratio, 3.46 (95% CI, 3.31–3.62) and incidence rate, 56.1 versus 36.8 n/100 000 inhabitants per year; rate ratio, 1.48 (95% CI, 1.42–1.55). The incidence rates and rate ratios in public housing versus other residential areas were consistent across the 3 capitals. CONCLUSIONS: Across 3 European capitals, one-third of cardiac arrests occurred in public housing areas, with an additional third in adjacent areas. Public housing areas exhibited consistently higher cardiac arrest incidences per square kilometer and 100 000 inhabitants and lower survival than other residential areas. Public housing areas could be a key target to improve cardiac arrest survival in countries with a public housing sector.

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confidence: 99%