What does this research mean for the field?

Higher out-of-hospital cardiac arrest case volume among EMS personnel does not improve 30-day survival rates for patients. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To examine the relationship between EMS personnel's out-of-hospital cardiac arrest case volume and patient survival outcomes.

March 10, 2026Resuscitation0 citationsOpen Access

The association between emergency medical service personnel’s out-of-hospital cardiac arrest case volume and patient outcomes: A cohort study

CMCarsten MeilandtCentral Denmark Region L(Lars Peter Kloster Andersen (11210781)Aarhus University Hospital HCHelle Collatz ChristensenRegion Zealand

Key Points

To examine the relationship between EMS personnel's out-of-hospital cardiac arrest case volume and patient survival outcomes.
Cohort study design
Analysis of EMS personnel's OHCA case volume from the previous year
Assessment of 30-day survival rates of patients post-OHCA
No significant association found between EMS case volume and 30-day survival rates
Survival outcomes remained unchanged despite varying case volumes

Abstract

EMS personnel's OHCA case volume in the preceding year was not associated with an improved 30-day survival.

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Meilandt et al. (Sun,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69af944f70916d39fea4b50f https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2026.111036

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