Survival Study After Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
SAMS
Dual Dispatch of EMS, Fire Fighters and/or Police in Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Implemented in Nine Counties in Sweden - Can More Lives be Saved by Using This Method?
1 other identifier
interventional
6,000
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if dual dispatch of ambulance, fire fighters and/or police in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), can reduce the time to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation, thus increasing survival.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Sep 2011
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 27, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 9, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2014
CompletedJuly 9, 2014
July 1, 2014
3.3 years
June 27, 2014
July 8, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Survival
30-days after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Time for dispatching of fire fighters and/or police
Up to 1 y after ending recruitement
Time for arrival to the patient
Up to 1 y after ending recruitement
Time for attaching the defibrillator to the patient
Up to 1 y after ending recruitement
Time to first defibrillation
Up to 1 y after ending recruitement
Study Arms (1)
Dual dispatch
OTHERSimultaneously dispatching of EMS, firefighters and/or police in OHCA
Interventions
In case of OHCA, firefighters and/or police trained in CPR and equipped with AEDs will be dispatched in parallel with EMS in nine counties in Sweden.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- All cases where the dispatcher suspects cardiac arrest, i.e. unconscious person with abnormal or no breathing
You may not qualify if:
- Children \< 8 y
- Obviously deceased persons according to regulations in EMS protocols
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Karolinska Institutetlead
- Laerdal Foundationcollaborator
- Swedish Heart Lung Foundationcollaborator
- Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Swedencollaborator
- Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regionscollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Center for Resuscitation Science, Sodersjukhuset
Stockholm, SE-11883, Sweden
Related Publications (1)
Hasselqvist-Ax I, Nordberg P, Herlitz J, Svensson L, Jonsson M, Lindqvist J, Ringh M, Claesson A, Bjorklund J, Andersson JO, Ericson C, Lindblad P, Engerstrom L, Rosenqvist M, Hollenberg J. Dispatch of Firefighters and Police Officers in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Nationwide Prospective Cohort Trial Using Propensity Score Analysis. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Oct 4;6(10):e005873. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.005873.
PMID: 28978527DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Leif Svensson, MD, PhD
Center for Resuscitation Science, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 27, 2014
First Posted
July 9, 2014
Study Start
September 1, 2011
Primary Completion
December 1, 2014
Study Completion
December 1, 2014
Last Updated
July 9, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-07