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Gregers MCT, Andelius L, Kjoelbye JS, Juul Grabmayr A, Jakobsen LK, Bo Christensen N, Kragh AR, Hansen CM, Lyngby RM, Væggemose U, Torp-Pedersen C, Ersbøll AK, Folke F. Association Between Number of Volunteer Responders and Interventions Before Ambulance Arrival for Cardiac Arrest. J Am Coll Cardiol 2023; 81:668-680. [PMID: 36792282 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Volunteer responder (VR) programs for activation of laypersons in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) have been deployed worldwide, but the optimal number of VRs to dispatch is unknown. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between the number of VRs arriving before Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the proportion of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation. METHODS We included OHCAs not witnessed by EMS with VR activation from the Capital Region (September 2, 2017, to May 14, 2019) and the Central Region of Denmark (November 5, 2018, to December 31, 2019). We created 4 groups according to the number of VRs arriving before EMS: 0, 1, 2, and 3 or more. Using a logistic regression model adjusted for EMS response time, we examined associations between the number of VRs arriving before EMS and bystander CPR and defibrillation. RESULTS We included 906 OHCAs. The adjusted ORs for bystander CPR were 2.40 (95% CI: 1.42-4.05), 3.18 (95% CI: 1.39-7.26), and 2.70 (95% CI: 1.32-5.52) when 1, 2, or 3 or more VRs arrived before EMS (reference), respectively. The adjusted OR for bystander defibrillation increased when 1 (1.97 [95% CI: 1.12-3.52]), 2 (2.88 [95% CI: 1.48-5.58]), or 3 or more (3.85 [95% CI: 2.11-7.01]) VRs arrived before EMS (reference). The adjusted OR of bystander defibrillation increased to 1.95 (95% CI: 1.18-3.22) when ≥3 VRs arrived first compared with 1 VR arriving first (reference). CONCLUSIONS We found an association of increased bystander CPR and defibrillation when 1 or more VRs arrived before the EMS with a trend toward increased bystander defibrillation with increasing number of VRs arriving first.
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- Mads Christian Tofte Gregers
- Copenhagen University Hospital-Copenhagen Emergency Medical Services, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. https://twitter.com/mads_tofte
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- Copenhagen University Hospital-Copenhagen Emergency Medical Services, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen University Hospital-Copenhagen Emergency Medical Services, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen University Hospital-Copenhagen Emergency Medical Services, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen University Hospital-Copenhagen Emergency Medical Services, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen University Hospital-Copenhagen Emergency Medical Services, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen University Hospital-Copenhagen Emergency Medical Services, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen University Hospital-Copenhagen Emergency Medical Services, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen University Hospital-Copenhagen Emergency Medical Services, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Research and Development, Prehospital Emergency Medical Services, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - North Zealand, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen University Hospital-Copenhagen Emergency Medical Services, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital-Herlev and Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Masterson S, Teljeur C, Cullinan J. Are there socioeconomic disparities in geographic accessibility to community first responders to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Ireland? SSM Popul Health 2022; 19:101151. [PMID: 35789763 PMCID: PMC9249950 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a leading cause of death worldwide. Without appropriate early resuscitation interventions, the prospect of survival is limited. This means that an effective community response is a critical enabler of increasing the number of people who survive. However, while OHCA incidence is higher in more deprived areas, propensity to volunteer is, in general, associated with higher socioeconomic status. In this context, we consider whether there are socioeconomic disparities in geographic accessibility to volunteer community first responders (CFRs) in Ireland, where CFR groups have developed organically and communities self-select to participate. We use geographic information systems and propensity score matching to generate a set of control areas with which to compare established CFR catchment areas. Differences between CFRs and controls in terms of the distribution of catchment deprivation and social fragmentation scores are assessed using two-sided Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests. Overall we find that while CFR schemes are centred in more deprived and socially fragmented areas, beyond a catchment of 4 min there is no evidence of differences in area-level deprivation or social fragmentation. Our findings show that self-selection as a model of CFR recruitment does not lead to more deprived areas being disadvantaged in terms of access to CFR schemes. This means that community-led health interventions can develop to the benefit of community members across the socioeconomic spectrum and may be relevant for other countries and jurisdictions looking to support similar models within communities. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major cause of unexpected death. OHCA is more prevalent in deprived areas and community response is key for survival. Irish community first responders (CFRs) self-select to participate in CFR schemes. We consider if there are socioeconomic disparities in geographic access to CFRs. Self-selection does not result in deprived areas having worse access to CFR schemes.
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Kim TY, Jung YK, Yoon SH, Kim SJ, Cha KC, Jung WJ, Roh YI, Kim S, Kim SH, Kang DR, Hwang SO. Trends in maintenance status and usability of public automated external defibrillators during a 5-year on-site inspection. Sci Rep 2022; 12:10738. [PMID: 35750888 PMCID: PMC9232625 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14611-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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This study aimed to assess the trend of the maintenance status and usability of public automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Public AEDs installed in Seoul from 2013 to 2017 were included. An inspector checked the maintenance status and usability of the AEDs annually using a checklist. During the study period, 23,619 AEDs were inspected. Access to the AEDs was improved, including the absence of obstacles near the AEDs (from 90.2% in 2013 to 99.1% in 2017, p < 0.0001) and increased AED signs (from 34.3% in 2013 to 91.3% in 2017, p < 0.0001). The rate of AEDs in normal operation (from 94.0% in 2013 to 97.6% in 2017, p < 0.0001), good battery status (from 95.6% in 2013 to 96.8% in 2017, p = 0.0016), and electrode availability increased (from 97.1% in 2013 to 99.0% in 2017, p < 0.0001); the rate of electrode validity decreased (from 90.0% in 2013 to 87.2% in 2017, p < 0.0001). The overall rate of the non-ready-to-use AEDs and AEDs with less than 24-h usability accounted for 15.4% and 44.1% of the total number of AEDs, respectively. Although most AEDs had a relatively good maintenance status, a significant proportion of public AEDs were not available for 24-h use. Invalid electrodes and less than 24-h accessibility were the main reasons that limited the 24-h usability of public AEDs.
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- Tae Youn Kim
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, South Korea
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- Korean Association for Safe Communities, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, 20 Ilsanro, Wonju, 26427, South Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, 20 Ilsanro, Wonju, 26427, South Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, 20 Ilsanro, Wonju, 26427, South Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, 20 Ilsanro, Wonju, 26427, South Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, 20 Ilsanro, Wonju, 26427, South Korea
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, 20 Ilsanro, Wonju, 26427, South Korea.
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Nishioka N, Kobayashi D, Kiguchi T, Irisawa T, Yamada T, Yoshiya K, Park C, Nishimura T, Ishibe T, Yagi Y, Kishimoto M, Kim SH, Hayashi Y, Sogabe T, Morooka T, Sakamoto H, Suzuki K, Nakamura F, Matsuyama T, Okada Y, Matsui S, Yoshimura S, Kimata S, Kawai S, Makino Y, Kitamura T, Iwami T. Development and validation of early prediction for neurological outcome at 90 days after return of spontaneous circulation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2021; 168:142-150. [PMID: 34619295 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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AIM To develop and validate a model for the early prediction of long-term neurological outcome in patients with non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). METHODS We analysed multicentre OHCA registry data of adult patients with non-traumatic OHCA who experienced return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and had been admitted to the intensive care unit between 2013 and 2017. We allocated 1329 (2013-2015) and 1025 patients (2016-2017) to the derivation and validation sets, respectively. The primary outcome was the dichotomized cerebral performance category (CPC) at 90 days, defined as good (CPC 1-2) or poor (CPC 3-5). We developed 2 models: model 1 included variables without laboratory data, and model 2 included variables with laboratory data available immediately after ROSC. Logistic regression with least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regularization was employed for model development. Measures of discrimination, accuracy, and calibration (C-statistics, Brier score, calibration plot, and net benefit) were assessed in the validation set. RESULTS The C-statistic (95% confidence intervals) of models 1 and 2 in the validation set was 0.947 (0.930-0.964) and 0.950 (0.934-0.966), respectively. The Brier score of models 1 and 2 in the validation set was 0.0622 and 0.0606, respectively. The calibration plot showed that both models were well-calibrated to the observed outcome. Decision curve analysis indicated that model 2 was similar to model 1. CONCLUSION The prediction tool containing detailed in-hospital information showed good performance for predicting neurological outcome at 90 days immediately after ROSC in patients with OHCA.
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- Norihiro Nishioka
- Department of Preventive Services, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan
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- Critical Care and Trauma Center, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Emergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Takii Hospital, Moriguchi, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Tane General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Kindai University School of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Japan
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- Osaka Mishima Emergency Critical Care Center, Takatsuki, Japan
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- Osaka Prefectural Nakakawachi Medical Center of Acute Medicine, Higashi-Osaka, Japan
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- Senshu Trauma and Critical Care Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Senri Critical Care Medical Center, Saiseikai Senri Hospital, Suita, Japan
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- Traumatology and Critical Care Medical Center, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Emergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Emergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Kishiwada Tokushukai Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Services, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Environmental Medicine and Population Sciences, Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Services, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Services, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Services, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Services, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Environmental Medicine and Population Sciences, Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Kyoto University Health Services, Kyoto, Japan
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Matinrad N, Reuter-Oppermann M. A review on initiatives for the management of daily medical emergencies prior to the arrival of emergency medical services. CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH 2021; 30:251-302. [PMID: 34566490 PMCID: PMC8449697 DOI: 10.1007/s10100-021-00769-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Emergency services worldwide face increasing cost pressure that potentially limits their existing resources. In many countries, emergency services also face the issues of staff shortage-creating extra challenges and constraints, especially during crisis times such as the COVID-19 pandemic-as well as long distances to sparsely populated areas resulting in longer response times. To overcome these issues and potentially reduce consequences of daily (medical) emergencies, several countries, such as Sweden, Germany, and the Netherlands, have started initiatives using new types of human resources as well as equipment, which have not been part of the existing emergency systems before. These resources are employed in response to medical emergency cases if they can arrive earlier than emergency medical services (EMS). A good number of studies have investigated the use of these new types of resources in EMS systems, from medical, technical, and logistical perspectives as their study domains. Several review papers in the literature exist that focus on one or several of these new types of resources. However, to the best of our knowledge, no review paper that comprehensively considers all new types of resources in emergency medical response systems exists. We try to fill this gap by presenting a broad literature review of the studies focused on the different new types of resources, which are used prior to the arrival of EMS. Our objective is to present an application-based and methodological overview of these papers, to provide insights to this important field and to bring it to the attention of researchers as well as emergency managers and administrators.
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- Niki Matinrad
- Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University, Norrköping, 60174 Sweden
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- Information Systems - Software and Digital Business Group, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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Aeby D, Staeger P, Dami F. How to improve automated external defibrillator placement for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests: A case study. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0250591. [PMID: 34014960 PMCID: PMC8136701 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Introduction In out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs), the use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED) by a bystander remains low, as AEDs may be misplaced with respect to the locations of OHCAs. As the distribution of historical OHCAs is potentially predictive of future OHCA locations, the purpose of this study is to assess AED positioning with regard to past locations of OHCAs, in order to improve the efficiency of public access defibrillation programs. Methods This is a retrospective observational study from 2014 to 2018. The locations of historical OHCAs and AEDs were loaded into a geodata processing tool. Median distances between AEDs were collected, as well as the number and rates of OHCAs covered (distance of <100 meters from the nearest AED). Areas with high densities of uncovered OHCAs (hotspots) were identified in order to propose the placement of additional AEDs. Areas over-covered by AEDs (overlays) were also identified in order to propose the relocation of overlapping AEDs. Results There were 2,971 OHCA, 79.3% of which occurred at home, and 633 AEDs included in the study. The global coverage rate was 7.5%. OHCAs occurring at home had a coverage rate of 4.5%. Forty hotspots were identified, requiring the same number of additional AEDs. The addition of these would increase the coverage from 7.5% to 17.6%. Regarding AED overlays, 17 AEDs were found to be relocatable without reducing the AED coverage of historical OHCAs. Discussion This study confirms that geodata tools can assess AED locations and increase the efficiency of their placement. Historical hotspots and AED overlays should be considered, with the aim of efficiently relocating or adding AEDs. At-home OHCAs should become a priority target for future public access defibrillation programs as they represent the majority of OHCAs but have the lowest AED coverage rates.
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- Dylan Aeby
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Emergency Department, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Bylow H, Rawshani A, Claesson A, Lepp M, Herlitz J. Characteristics and outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with the emphasis on workplaces: an observational study from the Swedish Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Resusc Plus 2021; 5:100090. [PMID: 34223355 PMCID: PMC8244450 DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2021.100090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Characteristics and outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) occurring at workplaces is sparsely studied. Aim To describe (1) the characteristics and 30-day survival of OHCAs occurring at workplaces in comparison to OHCAs at other places and (2) factors associated with survival after OHCAs at workplaces. Methods Data on OHCAs were obtained from the Swedish Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2018. Characteristics and factors associated with survival were analysed with emphasis on the location of OHCAs. Results Among 47,685 OHCAs, 529 cases (1%) occurred at workplaces. Overall, in the fully adjusted model, all locations of OHCA, with the exception of crowded public places, displayed significantly lower probability of survival than workplaces. Exhibiting a shockable rhythm was the strongest predictor of survival among patients with OHCAs at workplaces; odds ratio (95% CI) 5.80 (2.92-12.31). Odds ratio for survival for women was 2.08 (95% CI 1.07-4.03), compared with men. At workplaces other than private offices, odds ratio for survival was 0.41 (95% CI 0.16-0.95) for cases who did not receive bystander CPR, as compared to those who did receive CPR. Among patients who were found in a shockable rhythm were 23% defibrillated before arrival of ambulance, which was more frequent than in any other location. Conclusion Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest occurring at workplaces and crowded public places display the highest probability of survival, as compared with other places outside hospital. An initial shockable cardiac rhythm was the strongest predictor of survival for OHCA at workplaces.
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- Helene Bylow
- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Centre for Resuscitation Science, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Østfold University College, Halden, Norway
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Centre of Registers Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Prehospen-Centre of Prehospital Research, Faculty of Caring Science, Work Life and Social Welfare, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden
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Bak MAR, Blom MT, Koster RW, Ploem MC. Resuscitation with an AED: putting the data to use. Neth Heart J 2020; 29:179-185. [PMID: 33052579 PMCID: PMC7991012 DOI: 10.1007/s12471-020-01504-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The increased use of the automated external defibrillator (AED) contributes to the rising survival rate after sudden cardiac arrest in the Netherlands. When used, the AED records the unconscious person’s medical data (heart rhythm and information about cardiopulmonary resuscitation), which may be important for further diagnosis and treatment. In practice, ethical and legal questions arise about what can and should be done with these ‘AED data’. In this article, the authors advocate the development of national guidelines on the handling of AED data. These guidelines should serve two purposes: (1) to safeguard that data are handled carefully in accordance with data protection principles and the rules of medical confidentiality; and (2) to ensure nationwide availability of data for care of patients who survive resuscitation, as well as for quality monitoring of this care and for related scientific research. Given the medical ethical duties of beneficence and fairness, existing (sometimes lifesaving) information about AED use ought to be made available to clinicians and researchers on a structural basis. Creating a national AED data infrastructure, however, requires overcoming practical and organisational barriers. In addition, further legal study is warranted.
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- M A R Bak
- Section of Medical Ethics, Department of General Practice, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- ARREST Research Group, Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- ARREST Research Group, Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Section of Health Law, Department of Social Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Derkenne C, Jost D, Haruel PA, Kedzierewicz R, Frattini B, Frédéric L, Diegelmann P, Gouze J, Roquet F, Travers S, Bihannic R, Prunet B. Insufficient quality of public automated external defibrillator recordings in the greater Paris area, a descriptive study. Emerg Med J 2020; 37:623-628. [PMID: 32878960 DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2019-209371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Western countries report a significant increase in the proportion of patients who experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) and benefit from a public automated external defibrillator (pAED) before the arrival of rescue teams. However, recordings of devices recovered after resuscitation are of variable quality. Analysis of these data may inform decisions of whether to implement an internal defibrillator for survivors, and provide useful information about the performance of pAED algorithms and the actions of bystanders. OBJECTIVE To investigate the quality of the information recorded by pAEDs during OHCAs in the Paris area. METHODS pAED files used for some of the 8629 OHCAs that occurred in the greater Paris area between 1 January 2017 and 31 April 2019 on the day of the arrest were collected. The presence and accuracy of 23 factors required to interpret the recording was noted, including readability of the ECG, the presence of an impedance curve and the accuracy of the date and time. The recordings were analysed to assess the diagnostic and therapeutic performance of the pAEDs used. RESULTS A total of 258 patients with an OHCA received assistance from a pAED, and 182 recordings were recovered. The pAEDs were made by 12 different manufacturers. Data extraction required eight different transmission modes and 16 software programmes; recordings were of highly heterogeneous quality. Two per cent of the recordings were of such poor quality that they were not interpretable. Among the 98% remaining, only 43% included a thoracic impedance curve, 34% the intensity of the shocks delivered and 8% the patient name. The date and time were accurate in 68% and 48% of recordings, respectively. The pAEDs had 87.6% (95% CI 83.7% to 91.0%) sensitivity and 99.5% (99.5% to 99.5%) specificity for defibrillating shockable rhythms (positive predictive value 98.2% (96.4% to 99.0%), negative predictive value 96.4% (95.3% to 96.8%)). The absence of important variables prevented the analysis of approximately half of the inappropriate decisions made by pAEDs. CONCLUSION Collection of pAED recordings is a major challenge. Their analysis is compromised by heterogeneity and poor quality (incomplete maintenance records, patient details and logs). AED recordings are currently the most relevant resource to track pAED performance and bystander practices. The quality of these recordings needs to improve.
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- Clément Derkenne
- Emergency Medical Department, Paris Fire Brigade, Clamart, France
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- Emergency Medical Department, Paris Fire Brigade, Clamart, France
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- Emergency Medical Department, Paris Fire Brigade, Clamart, France
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- Emergency Medical Department, Paris Fire Brigade, Clamart, France
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- Emergency Medical Department, Paris Fire Brigade, Clamart, France
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- Emergency Medical Department, Paris Fire Brigade, Clamart, France
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- Emergency Medical Department, Paris Fire Brigade, Clamart, France
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- Emergency Medical Department, Paris Fire Brigade, Clamart, France
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- Emergency Medical Department, Paris Fire Brigade, Clamart, France.,French Military Health Service, Val de Grâce Military Academy, Paris, France
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de Graaf C, Donders DNV, Beesems SG, Henriques JPS, Koster RW. Time to Return of Spontaneous Circulation and Survival: When to Transport in out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest? PREHOSP EMERG CARE 2020; 25:171-181. [DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2020.1752868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Corina de Graaf
- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (CdG, DNVD, SGB, JPSH, RWK)
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (CdG, DNVD, SGB, JPSH, RWK)
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (CdG, DNVD, SGB, JPSH, RWK)
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (CdG, DNVD, SGB, JPSH, RWK)
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (CdG, DNVD, SGB, JPSH, RWK)
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Survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Europe - Results of the EuReCa TWO study. Resuscitation 2020; 148:218-226. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.12.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 231] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2019] [Revised: 12/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Homma PCM, de Graaf C, Tan HL, Hulleman M, Koster RW, Beesems SG, Blom MT. Transfer of essential AED information to treating hospital (TREAT). Resuscitation 2020; 149:47-52. [PMID: 32045664 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Defibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is increasingly performed by using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Therefore presence of a shockable rhythm is recurrently only documented by the AED. However, AED-information is rarely available to the treating physician. PURPOSE To determine (1) how often a shockable rhythm was recorded only in the AED; (2) if so, how often information that a shockable rhythm had been present reached the physician. METHODS Data on OHCA patients with (presumed) cardiac cause with an AED connected in the years 2012-2014 (Study period 1) and 2016 (Study period 2) in the Amsterdam Resuscitation Study (ARREST) database were collected. We determined how often only the AED had defibrillated. In these patients, we retrospectively analyzed EMS run sheets and hospital discharge letters to determine if a shockable rhythm and/or AED use was correctly noted. In Study period 2, we prospectively contacted the physicians to study whether AED defibrillation was known. RESULTS In Study period 1, of 2840 OHCA CPR attempts with (presumed) cardiac cause, 1521 (54%) patients had a shockable rhythm, with 356 patients (13%) receiving AED defibrillation only. Of these patients, 11 hospital discharge letters (4%) contained no information about a shockable rhythm. In Study period 2, 125/1128 patients (11%) received AED defibrillation only; of these, in two cases the shockable rhythm was unknown by the physician. CONCLUSION In 11-13% of OHCAs, a shockable rhythm is only seen on the AED-ECG. Adequate transfer to the physician of vital AED-information is essential but not always accomplished.
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- Paulien C M Homma
- Amsterdam UMC, Academic Medical Center, Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Academic Medical Center, Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Amsterdam UMC, Academic Medical Center, Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Academic Medical Center, Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Academic Medical Center, Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Academic Medical Center, Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Academic Medical Center, Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Aung Myat
- Division of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Brighton and Sussex Medical School and Sussex Cardiac Centre, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton BN2 5BE, UK.
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London and the Bart's Heart Centre, London, UK
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Nehme Z, Andrew E, Bernard S, Haskins B, Smith K. Trends in survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests defibrillated by paramedics, first responders and bystanders. Resuscitation 2019; 143:85-91. [PMID: 31430512 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is increasing, little is known about the long-term trends in survival for patients defibrillated by first responders and bystanders. METHODS Between 2000 and 2017, we included adult non-traumatic OHCA with an initial shockable rhythm from the Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry. Adjusted logistic regression analyses were used to assess trends in survival to hospital discharge according to whether the patient was initially shocked by paramedics, first responders or bystanders. RESULTS Of the 10,451 initial shockable arrests, 796 (7.6%) and 526 (5.0%) were initially shocked by first responders and bystanders, respectively. Between 2000-02 and 2015-17, the proportion of cases initially shocked by first responders and bystanders increased from 3.8% to 8.2% and from 2.0% to 11.2%, respectively. Over the same period, survival to hospital discharge increased from 11.6% to 28.8% for cases initially shocked by paramedics, from 10.5% to 37.8% for cases initially shocked by first responders, and from 6.7% to 55.5% for cases initially shocked by bystanders (p trend <0.001 for all). In the adjusted analyses, patients initially shocked by first responders (AOR 1.40, 95% CI: 1.18, 1.67; p < 0.001) and bystanders (AOR 2.11, 95% CI: 1.72, 2.59; p < 0.001) were more likely to survive to hospital discharge than those initially shocked by paramedics. The odds of survival increased year-on-year by 8.1% for patients shocked by paramedics (p < 0.001), 6.1% for patients shocked by first responders (p = 0.004), and 11.8% for patients shocked by bystanders (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION OHCA patients initially defibrillated by bystanders yielded the largest improvements in survival over time.
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- Ziad Nehme
- Centre for Research and Evaluation, Ambulance Victoria, Blackburn North, Victoria, Australia; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice, Monash University, Frankston, Victoria, Australia; NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Pre-hospital Emergency Care Australia and New Zealand (PEC-ANZ), Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- Centre for Research and Evaluation, Ambulance Victoria, Blackburn North, Victoria, Australia; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Research and Evaluation, Ambulance Victoria, Blackburn North, Victoria, Australia; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Pre-hospital Emergency Care Australia and New Zealand (PEC-ANZ), Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice, Monash University, Frankston, Victoria, Australia; NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Pre-hospital Emergency Care Australia and New Zealand (PEC-ANZ), Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Research and Evaluation, Ambulance Victoria, Blackburn North, Victoria, Australia; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice, Monash University, Frankston, Victoria, Australia; NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Pre-hospital Emergency Care Australia and New Zealand (PEC-ANZ), Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Discipline of Emergency Medicine, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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Auricchio A, Gianquintieri L, Burkart R, Benvenuti C, Muschietti S, Peluso S, Mira A, Moccetti T, Caputo ML. Real-life time and distance covered by lay first responders alerted by means of smartphone-application: Implications for early initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and access to automatic external defibrillators. Resuscitation 2019; 141:182-187. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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