Human factors influencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival

Morgan, DP; Muscatello, D; Hayen, A; Travaglia, J

Human factors influencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival

Morgan, DP Muscatello, D Hayen, A

Travaglia, J

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Citation:: EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2019, 31 (4), pp. 600 - 604
Issue Date:: 2019-08-01

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dc.contributor.author	Morgan, DP	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Muscatello, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hayen, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4046-8030	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Travaglia, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7537-0466	en_US
dc.date.available	2018-11-26	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-08-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2019, 31 (4), pp. 600 - 604	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1742-6731	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/135430
dc.description.abstract	© 2019 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Objective: Programmes that reduce the time to defibrillation are likely to improve overall survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs). This research sought to identify human factors common among community responders taking an automated external defibrillator (AED) to a victim of an OHCA that are either barriers or enablers of desired behaviour. Methods: A qualitative methodology was used. Community members who had access to an AED and who had been notified of an incident of OHCA near them were approached to participate in the research. Participants completed a written survey and undertook a semi-structured interview. A thematic analysis was undertaken using NVivo software and triangulated against findings from an automated data-mining package, Leximancer. Results: The study found that 100% of people who were notified of the need for an AED responded. Twelve participants subsequently identified during interviews that they held some form of leadership role in their community. First aid training and previous experience of, and competency in managing emergencies were the strongest motivations for their response. Personal risk was not a concern when responding to victims in immediately life-threatening situations. Conclusion: Prospective programmes may be able to be designed to increase the likelihood that community members with AEDs will respond in advance of emergency medical services by targeting common human factors, such as leadership behaviour, training, competency and experience in managing emergencies, leading to better overall survival rates from OHCA.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/1742-6723.13222	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Emergency & Critical Care Medicine	en_US
dc.title	Human factors influencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	31	en_US
utslib.for	1103 Clinical Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	31	en_US

Abstract:

© 2019 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Objective: Programmes that reduce the time to defibrillation are likely to improve overall survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs). This research sought to identify human factors common among community responders taking an automated external defibrillator (AED) to a victim of an OHCA that are either barriers or enablers of desired behaviour. Methods: A qualitative methodology was used. Community members who had access to an AED and who had been notified of an incident of OHCA near them were approached to participate in the research. Participants completed a written survey and undertook a semi-structured interview. A thematic analysis was undertaken using NVivo software and triangulated against findings from an automated data-mining package, Leximancer. Results: The study found that 100% of people who were notified of the need for an AED responded. Twelve participants subsequently identified during interviews that they held some form of leadership role in their community. First aid training and previous experience of, and competency in managing emergencies were the strongest motivations for their response. Personal risk was not a concern when responding to victims in immediately life-threatening situations. Conclusion: Prospective programmes may be able to be designed to increase the likelihood that community members with AEDs will respond in advance of emergency medical services by targeting common human factors, such as leadership behaviour, training, competency and experience in managing emergencies, leading to better overall survival rates from OHCA.

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