Getting R-AEDI to save lives in Singapore

• Published in: Singapore medical journal Vol. 61; no. 2; pp. 60 - 62
• Main Authors: Chua, Si Yong Ivan, Ng, Yih Yng, Ong, Marcus Eng Hock
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Singapore Medical Association 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - methods; Defibrillators; Emergency Responders; Health Services Accessibility; Humans; Maps as Topic; Mobile Applications; Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - therapy; Registries; Singapore; Singapore; automated external defibrillator; bystander; cardiac arrest; public access defibrillator

Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation prior to the arrival of emergency medical services can improve survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with good neurological outcome. However, the rate of local bystander CPR is only 24.3% and bystander defibrillation 2.1%. In...