Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The Role of the Telecommunicator in Recognition of Cardiac Arrest and Delivery of Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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BACKGROUND: Telecommunicator CPR (T-CPR), whereby emergency dispatch facilitates cardiac arrest recognition and coaches CPR over the telephone, is an important strategy to increase early recognition and bystander CPR in adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Little is known about this treatment strategy in the pediatric population. We investigated the role of T-CPR and related performance among pediatric OHCA. METHODS AND RESULTS: This study was a retrospective cohort investigation of OHCA among individuals <18 years in King County, Washington, from April 1, 2013, to December 31, 2019. We reviewed the 911 audio recordings to determine if and how bystander CPR was delivered (unassisted or T-CPR), key time intervals in recognition of arrest, and key components of T-CPR delivery. Of the 185 eligible pediatric OHCAs, 23% (n=43) had bystander CPR initiated unassisted, 59% (n=109) required T-CPR, and 18% (n=33) did not receive CPR before emergency medical services arrival. Among all cases, cardiac arrest was recognized by the telecommunicator in 89% (n=165). Among those receiving T-CPR, the median (interquartile range) interval from start of call to OHCA recognition was 59 seconds (38–87) and first CPR intervention was 115 seconds (94–162). When stratified by age (≤8 versus >8), the older age group was less likely to receive CPR before emergency medical services arrival (88% versus 69%, P=0.002). For those receiving T-CPR, bystanders spent a median of 207 seconds (133–270) performing CPR. The median compression rate was 93 per minute (82–107) among those receiving T-CPR. CONCLUSIONS: T-CPR is an important strategy to increase early recognition and early CPR among pediatric OHCA.

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Lewis, M. M., Pache, K., Guan, S., Shin, J., Parayil, M., Counts, C. R., … Rea, T. D. (2024). Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The Role of the Telecommunicator in Recognition of Cardiac Arrest and Delivery of Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Journal of the American Heart Association, 13(2). https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.123.031740

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