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Barriers and facilitators to public access defibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest : a systematic review

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Smith, Christopher Matthew, Lim Choi Keung, Sarah Niukyun, Khan, Mohammed Omar, Arvanitis, Theodoros N., Fothergill, Rachael, Hartley-Sharpe, Christopher, Wilson, Mark H. and Perkins, Gavin D. (2017) Barriers and facilitators to public access defibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest : a systematic review. European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, 3 (4). pp. 264-273. doi:10.1093/ehjqcco/qcx023 ISSN 2058-5225.

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Abstract

Public access defibrillation initiatives make automated external defibrillators available to the public. This facilitates earlier defibrillation of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims and could save many lives. It is currently only used for a minority of cases. The aim of this systematic review was to identify barriers and facilitators to public access defibrillation. A comprehensive literature review was undertaken defining formal search terms for a systematic review of the literature in March 2017. Studies were included if they considered reasons affecting the likelihood of public access defibrillation and presented original data. An electronic search strategy was devised searching MEDLINE and EMBASE, supplemented by bibliography and related-article searches. Given the low-quality and observational nature of the majority of articles, a narrative review was performed. Sixty-four articles were identified in the initial literature search. An additional four unique articles were identified from the electronic search strategies. The following themes were identified related to public access defibrillation: knowledge and awareness; willingness to use; acquisition and maintenance; availability and accessibility; training issues; registration and regulation; medicolegal issues; emergency medical services dispatch-assisted use of automated external defibrillators; automated external defibrillator-locator systems; demographic factors; other behavioural factors. In conclusion, several barriers and facilitators to public access defibrillation deployment were identified. However, the evidence is of very low quality and there is not enough information to inform changes in practice. This is an area in urgent need of further high-quality research if public access defibrillation is to be increased and more lives saved. PROSPERO registration number CRD42016035543.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Clinical Trials Unit
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Cardiac arrest -- Treatment, Defibrillators, Systematic reviews (Medical research)
Journal or Publication Title: European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 2058-5225
Official Date: 1 October 2017
Dates:
DateEvent
1 October 2017Published
17 July 2017Available
12 July 2017Accepted
Volume: 3
Number: 4
Page Range: pp. 264-273
DOI: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcx023
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 7 September 2017
Date of first compliant Open Access: 18 July 2018
Funder: British Heart Foundation, National Institute for Health Research (Great Britain) (NIHR), Resuscitation Council (UK)
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