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Dispatcher-directed bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation is highlighted as a critical need given that out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates generally remain dismal.
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A pproximately 330 000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) occur annually in the United States; in essence, there are nearly 1000 OHCA events each day. 1 However, despite the presence of extensive emergency medical response systems (especially in heavily populated regions) and aggressive steps by both professional organizations and private industry to enhance public awareness of the magnitude of the problem and the need for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, 1,2 overall OHCA survival rates generally remain dismal and highly variable from location to location.
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Benditt et al. (2009) conducted an editorial in Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Dispatcher-directed bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation was evaluated. Dispatcher-directed bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation is highlighted as a critical need given that out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates generally remain dismal.
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