Key result
Treatment by paramedics increased the number of patients who regained spontaneous cardiac output from 12 to 21 compared to ambulance technicians, though survival to hospital discharge did not increase.
Population
Patients with cardiac arrest outside hospital
Comparison
Management by paramedics vs Management by technicians
Design
Editorial
Authors
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This letter discusses potential bias in a study comparing the success of paramedics versus technicians in managing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Absolute Event Rate: 21% vs 12%
p-value: p=0.01
This letter discusses potential bias in a study comparing the success of paramedics versus technicians in managing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Weston et al. (1995) conducted a letter in Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (n=98). Paramedic intervention vs. Ambulance technicians was evaluated on Regained spontaneous cardiac output (p=0.01). Treatment by paramedics increased the number of patients who regained spontaneous cardiac output from 12 to 21 compared to ambulance technicians, though survival to hospital discharge did not increase.
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