First responder systems can stay operational under pandemic conditions: results of a European survey during the COVID-19 pandemic

Table 2 Characteristics of first responder systems

Question	Answer	n	%
How do you alert the first responders?	Telephone alerting system	2	4
	Pager	1	2
	SMS alerting system	5	11
	Smartphone based alerting system	31	66
	Combination of SMS and smartphone based alert	7	15
	Other^§	1	2
What's the minimum qualification of your first responders?	No specific qualification	3	6
	BLS course or first aid course or equivalent	38	81
	Higher than BLS (e.g. nurse, medical doctor, paramedic)	6	13
What is the maximum number of responders you dispatch per mission?*	1	3	7
	2–3	20	45
	4–5	6	14
	6–10	0	0
	11–20	3	7
	> 20	11	25
	I don´t know	1	2
Do you dispatch responders to fetch AED?*	Yes	26	62
Do you dispatch responders to fetch AED?*	No	16	38

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