How technology can save lives in cardiac arrest

Abstract

Purpose of reviewTechnology is being increasingly implemented in the fields of cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In this review, we describe how recent technological advances have been implemented in the chain of survival and their impact on outcomes after cardiac arrest. Breakthrough technologies that are likely to make an impact in the future are also presented. Recent findingsTechnology is present in every link of the chain of survival, from prediction, prevention, and rapid recognition of cardiac arrest to early cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation. Mobile phone systems to notify citizen first responders of nearby out-of-hospital cardiac arrest have been implemented in numerous countries with improvement in bystanders' interventions and outcomes. Drones delivering automated external defibrillators and artificial intelligence to support the dispatcher in recognising cardiac arrest are already being used in real-life out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Wearables, smart speakers, surveillance cameras, and artificial intelligence technologies are being developed and studied to prevent and recognize out-of-hospital and in-hospital cardiac arrest.

Incidence, characteristics, and outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Italy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“… 2 Numerous strategies can be implemented at a system level to improve bystander CPR and AED use. 10 , 60 Among these, the use of citizen as first responders, coordinated by the EMS dispatch centre, is the most promising 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 but to date, unfortunately, only one region in Italy has implemented it. 65 , 66 On August 4th, 2021, an Italian law concerning AEDs implementation has been finally approved.…”

Community Cardiac Arrest as a Challenge for Emergency Medical Services in Poland

“…In early 2022, thanks to the efforts of the OpenStreetMap Poland (OSM) Association, a website was launched that displays all of the defibrillator (AED) locations in Poland. This registry can be easily updated by any user with an account on OSM [ 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ].…”

Pengembangan mHealth: PAD (Public Accsess Defibrillator) Untuk Mengurangi Waktu Tunggu Defibrilasi Pada Pasien Henti Jantung di Luar Rumah Sakit

“…Teknologi hadir di setiap mata rantai survival chain, mulai dari prediksi, pencegahan, dan pengenalan cepat serangan jantung hingga resusitasi dan defibrilasi kardiopulmoner dini. Sistem telepon seluler untuk memberi tahu responden pertama mengenai serangan jantung di luar rumah sakit terdekat telah diterapkan di banyak negara dengan peningkatan dalam intervensi dan hasil (Scquizzato et al, 2022).…”