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Table 4 On scene management of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by emergency medical personnel in the participating countries

From: Description of Emergency Medical Services, treatment of cardiac arrest patients and cardiac arrest registries in Europe

Country

Is there team training in CPR involving all EMS personnel?

Mechanical CPR used?

Real-time CPR performance data collected for feedback?

Transport with ongoing CPR performed?

Defibrillators available in EMS vehicles dispatched for cardiac arrest?

Thrombolysis used in OHCA?

Albania

Some areas

No

 

Yes

Sometimes

No

Austria

Some areas

Some areas

 

Yes

Always

Some areas

Belgium

Some areas

Some areas

Some areas

Yes

Always

Some areas

Cyprus

Yes

All areas

Yes

Yes

Always

No

Czech Republic

Some areas

Some areas

Some areas

Yes

Always

Some areas

Denmark

Some areas

Some areas

Some areas

Yes

Always

Yes

Finland

Some areas

Some areas

Some areas

Yes

Always

Some areas

France

Yes

All areas

 

Yes

Always

Some areas

Germany

Yes

Some areas

Some areas

Yes

Always

Yes

Greece

Yes

No

Some areas

Yes

Always

No

Hungary

Some areas

Some areas

No

Yes

Always

No

Iceland

Yes

Some areas

Some areas

Yes

Always

No

Ireland

Yes

All areas

No

Yes

Always

No

Italy

Some areas

Some areas

Some areas

Yes

Always

Some areas

Lithuania

Some areas

Some areas

No

Yes

Always

No

Netherlands

Yes

Some areas

Some areas

Yes

Always

Yes

Norway

Some areas

Some areas

No

Yes

Always

Some areas

Poland

Some areas

Some areas

Some areas

Yes

Always

No

Portugal

Yes

No

No

Yes

Always

Yes

Romania

Yes

Some areas

Some areas

Yes

Always

Some areas

Serbia

Yes

Some areas

No

Yes

Always

Yes

Luxembourg

No

No

No

No

Always

Some areas

Slovakia

Some areas

Some areas

Some areas

Yes

Always

Some areas

Slovenia

Yes

Some areas

Some areas

Yes

Always

Yes

Spain

Some areas

Some areas

Some areas

Yes

Always

Some areas

Sweden

Yes

Some areas

No

Yes

Always

No

Switzerland

Some areas

Some areas

Some areas

Yes

Always

 

United Kingdoma

Some areas

Some areas

Some areas

Yes

Always

Some areas

  1. On scene management of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by emergency medical personnel, including information on team training for all involved in the treatment of cardiac arrest paitents
  2. Abbreviations: EMS Emergency Medical Services, OHCA Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
  3. aUnited Kingdom excluding Wales