BARRIERS TO DISPATCHER-ASSISTED CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION IN SINGAPORE

• Published in: Resuscitation Vol. 105; pp. 149 - 155
• Main Authors: Ho, Andrew Fu Wah, MBBS, Sim, Zariel Jiaying, Shahidah, Nur, BA, Hao, Ying, PhD, Ng, Yih Yng, MBBS, Leong, Benjamin S.H., MBBS, Zarinah, Siti, Teo, Winston K.L., B.Com, Goh, Geraldine Shu Yi, BSc, Jaafar, Hamizah, Ong, Marcus E.H., MBBS
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Bystander; Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - education; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - methods; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - statistics & numerical data; Dispatcher-assisted; Emergency; Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems - statistics & numerical data; Heart Massage; Humans; Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - diagnosis; Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - epidemiology; Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - therapy; Program Evaluation; Singapore - epidemiology; Telephone CPR; Time-to-Treatment; Bystander; Telephone CPR; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Dispatcher-assisted; Cardiac arrest

Abstract Background Dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DA-CPR) is effective in increasing bystander CPR in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA). Singapore has recently implemented a DA-CPR program. We aimed to characterize barriers to commencement of chest compressions by callers i...