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Table 3 Criteria for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest to be considered recognised

From: Recognition of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest during emergency calls — a systematic review of observational studies

Author, year of publication

Dispatch code

DA-CPR offered

Words stated in emergency call indicating OHCA

Dispatch of two ambulances

Combination of response upgrade and information from the written report indicating OHCA

N/A

[26]

     

[7]

   

  

[23]

     

[27]

 

   

[22]

     

[19]

     

[21]

   

[21]

   

[29]

     

[30]

     

[6]

 

 

 

[14]

     

[25]

     

[15]

     

[28]

  

   

[24]

 

   
  1. NO: Norway, US: United States, OHCA: Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, DA-CPR: Dispatcher Assisted Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, N/A: Not available