Presence and use of automated external defibrillators in occupational setting, Belgium

Verbrugghe, Mathieu; Ridder, Maurits De; Kalaai, Mouloud; Mortelmans, Katrien; Calle, Paul

doi:10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01169

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“…Approximately 49% of companies who took part in a questionnaire-based survey in Belgium in 2012 and 2014 had an AED on their premises. 61 Outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest have highlighted the importance of each country knowing its outcomes from OHCA and striving to improve them. 62 The EuReCa TWO study reported an overall survival rate of 8% after OHCA in Europe.…”

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European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Epidemiology of cardiac arrest in Europe

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In this section of the European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021, key information on the epidemiology and outcome of in and out of hospital cardiac arrest are presented. Key contributions from the European Registry of Cardiac Arrest (EuReCa) collaboration are highlighted. Recommendations are presented to enable health systems to develop registries as a platform for quality improvement and to inform health system planning and responses to cardiac arrest.

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European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Epidemiology of cardiac arrest in Europe

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“…However, due to the cost of AEDs, it is only possible to place a limited number of them; therefore, their location must be methodical to ensure that they are as effective as possible. In addition to public AEDs, some AEDs are privately owned (by private communities or enterprises) and are placed based on different criteria (e.g., number of visitors, specific risks, marketing, to improve the company’s image), rather than following a well-conducted risk analysis [ 9 ].…”

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How to improve automated external defibrillator placement for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests: A case study

2021

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Introduction In out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs), the use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED) by a bystander remains low, as AEDs may be misplaced with respect to the locations of OHCAs. As the distribution of historical OHCAs is potentially predictive of future OHCA locations, the purpose of this study is to assess AED positioning with regard to past locations of OHCAs, in order to improve the efficiency of public access defibrillation programs. Methods This is a retrospective observational study from 2014 to 2018. The locations of historical OHCAs and AEDs were loaded into a geodata processing tool. Median distances between AEDs were collected, as well as the number and rates of OHCAs covered (distance of <100 meters from the nearest AED). Areas with high densities of uncovered OHCAs (hotspots) were identified in order to propose the placement of additional AEDs. Areas over-covered by AEDs (overlays) were also identified in order to propose the relocation of overlapping AEDs. Results There were 2,971 OHCA, 79.3% of which occurred at home, and 633 AEDs included in the study. The global coverage rate was 7.5%. OHCAs occurring at home had a coverage rate of 4.5%. Forty hotspots were identified, requiring the same number of additional AEDs. The addition of these would increase the coverage from 7.5% to 17.6%. Regarding AED overlays, 17 AEDs were found to be relocatable without reducing the AED coverage of historical OHCAs. Discussion This study confirms that geodata tools can assess AED locations and increase the efficiency of their placement. Historical hotspots and AED overlays should be considered, with the aim of efficiently relocating or adding AEDs. At-home OHCAs should become a priority target for future public access defibrillation programs as they represent the majority of OHCAs but have the lowest AED coverage rates.

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Responses to and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in farmlands compared with other out-of-office workplaces: an observational study using an extended nationwide database

Tanaka,

Haraguchi,

Inaba

2024

J Public Health (Berl.)

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Presence and use of automated external defibrillators in occupational setting, Belgium

Cited by 4 publications

References 14 publications

European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Epidemiology of cardiac arrest in Europe

European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Epidemiology of cardiac arrest in Europe

How to improve automated external defibrillator placement for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests: A case study

Responses to and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in farmlands compared with other out-of-office workplaces: an observational study using an extended nationwide database

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