Status:
COMPLETED
Improving Cardiac Arrest Diagnostic Accuracy of Emergency Medical Dispatchers
Lead Sponsor:
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Conditions:
Cardiac Arrest
Eligibility:
All Genders
16+ years
Brief Summary
The main goal of this project is to help 9-1-1 emergency medical dispatchers save the lives of more cardiac arrest victims. The investigators will develop teaching tools to help the dispatchers recogn...
Detailed Description
Cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in Canada; it is defined as the sudden cessation of cardiac mechanical activity. It is uniformly fatal if not treated within minutes. More than 85% of out-of...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- presumed cardiac origin
- event occurs in the catchment area of Training or Control Site
- resuscitation is attempted by a bystander and/or the emergency responders
Exclusion
- patients younger than 16 years old
- patients who are "obviously dead" as defined by the Ambulance Act of Ontario (decomposition, rigor mortis, decapitation, or other)
- trauma victims including hanging and burns
- cardiac arrest of non-cardiac origin including drug overdose, carbon monoxide poisoning, drowning, exsanguination, electrocution, asphyxia, hypoxia related to respiratory disease, cerebrovascular accident, and documented terminal illness
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
1076 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01872325
Start Date
June 1 2013
End Date
December 1 2014
Last Update
March 17 2021
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Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4E9