Journal article
Regions of high out-of-hospital cardiac arrest incidence and low bystander CPR rates in Victoria, Australia
LD Straney, JE Bray, B Beck, J Finn, S Bernard, K Dyson, M Lijovic, K Smith
Plos One | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2015
Abstract
Background Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains a major public health issue and research has shown that large regional variation in outcomes exists. Of the interventions associated with survival, the provision of bystander CPR is one of the most important modifiable factors. The aim of this study is to identify census areas with high incidence of OHCA and low rates of bystander CPR in Victoria, Australia Methods We conducted an observational study using prospectively collected population-based OHCA data from the state of Victoria in Australia. Using ArcGIS (ArcMap 10.0), we linked the location of the arrest using the dispatch coordinates (longitude and latitude) to Victorian Local G..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
LS, BB, JB and JF receive salary support from the NHMRC Australian Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (Aus-ROC) Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) (ID: 1029983, https://www.ausroc.org.au). KD is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Public Health Postgraduate Research Scholarship (ID: 1075456) and a scholarship funded through the NHMRC Aus-ROC CRE. JB receives an early career researcher fellowship from the NHMRC and the Heart Foundation. JF receives salary support from St John Ambulance Western Australia.