Performance of dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation integrating with mouth-and-nose covering instructions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based retrospective study

Performance of dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation integrating with mouth-and-nose covering instructions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based retrospective study

Abstract Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which emerged in late 2019, compelled people to change their behavior globally. Due to concerns about potential aerosol transmission during chest compressions, a modified dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DACPR) p...

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Main Authors: Hideki Asai, Hidetada Fukushima, Yasuyuki Kawai, Keita Miyazaki, Kouji Yamamoto, Arisa Kinoshita, Hirozumi Okuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Aerosol-borne infection
Pandemics
Infection prevention
Emergency medical dispatch
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-025-01296-8
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