Author, as appears in the article.: Del Pozo, A; Villalobos, F; Rey-Reñones, C; Granado, E; Sabaté, D; Poblet, C; Calvet, A; Basora, J; Castro, A; Flores, G
Department: Medicina i Cirurgia
URV's Author/s: Basora Gallisa, Josep / Castro Salomó, Antoni
Keywords: Technology Survival Primary healthcare Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest Mobile-phone Mobile phone Hospital cardiac-arrest Emergency medical system services Cpr Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Automated external defibrillators primary healthcare out-of-hospital cardiac arrest mobile phone emergency medical system services cardiopulmonary resuscitation automated external defibrillators
Abstract: © 2019 The Author(s). Background: Cardiorespiratory arrest (CRA) is a health emergency with high mortality. Mortality depends on time of initiation and quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) manoeuvres and the use of the automated external defibrillator (AED). Methods: The aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of an automatically activated network of volunteers using smartwatch and smartphone applications on the reduction of time of initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation manoeuvres. The protocol will be developed in four phases: 1) validation of an application (App) for smartwatch that automatically generates a health alert in case of out-of-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest (OHCA); 2) training course for laypersons on CPR manoeuvres and AED use; 3) creation of a network of volunteers trained in CPR and AED use that covers our city; and 4) simulation in which the network of volunteers is automatically activated via smartphone to attend simulated OHCAs. A total of 134 health alerts will be generated; on 67 occasions the alert will be directed to the emergency health services and to the network of trained volunteers (Intervention Group) and on 67 occasions the alert will be solely directed to the emergency health services (Control Group). The arrival time of the first rescuer, category of first rescuer (emergency services versus network of volunteers), initiation time of manoeuvres and competence will be recorded. Discussion: CPR training for laypersons is advised, especially for relatives and people close to patients with heart disease, to reduce time of initiation of CPR and to improve OHCA survival rates. This study aims to verify that the initiation time of CPR manoeuvres and AED use is shorter in the intervention than in the control group. Trial registration: Clinicaltrials.gov ID NCT03828305. Trial registered on February 1, 2019 (retrospective register).
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Sociología Serviço social Saúde coletiva Química Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Odontología Nutrição Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Interdisciplinar Geociências Farmacia Ensino Enfermagem Educação física Educação Economia Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciência de alimentos Biotecnología Astronomia / física Antropologia / arqueologia Administração, ciências contábeis e turismo Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 14712458
Author's mail: josep.basora@urv.cat antoni.castro@urv.cat josep.basora@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0001-5441-6333
Record's date: 2024-01-27
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-019-6896-9
Papper original source: Bmc Public Health. 19 (1): 572-
APA: Del Pozo, A; Villalobos, F; Rey-Reñones, C; Granado, E; Sabaté, D; Poblet, C; Calvet, A; Basora, J; Castro, A; Flores, G (2019). Effectiveness of a network of automatically activated trained volunteers on the reduction of cardiopulmonary resuscitation manoueuvers initiation time: Study protocol. Bmc Public Health, 19(1), 572-. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6896-9
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Article's DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6896-9
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2019
Publication Type: Journal Publications