Dispatcher-Assisted Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DA-CPR)

Background: The two biggest keys to successful survival with good neurological outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are high-quality CPR and early defibrillation. Dispatcher-assisted (DA) CPR is a novel concept to not only improve the rate of CPR being performed, but also the quality of CPR.  In DA-CPR, rescuers perform CPR under telephone guidance from trained … Continue reading Dispatcher-Assisted Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DA-CPR)