“All sorts of colours of emotions”: Ambulance call-handlers’ perceptions of the barriers to CPR in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

“All sorts of colours of emotions”: Ambulance call-handlers’ perceptions of the barriers to CPR in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Aim: To explore call-handlers’ perceptions of the main barriers to achieving CPR during emergency calls to the ambulance service. Methods: Thirty purposively sampled call-handlers, working in seven UK ambulance dispatch centres, participated in semi-structured qualitative interviews designed to expl...

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Main Authors: Barbara Farquharson, Marie Johnston, Rosaleen O’Brien, Gareth Clegg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
Series:Resuscitation Plus
Subjects:
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Cardiac arrest
Out of hospital
Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666520425000414
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