Impact of early cardiac arrest recognition by emergency medical service dispatchers on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective population-based observational study

Koji Yamamoto; Hirozumi Okuda; Arisa Kinoshita; Toru Osaki; Keisuke Tsuruta; Keita Miyazaki; Hideki Asai; Yasuyuki Kawai; Hidetada Fukushima

doi:10.1186/s12245-026-01213-1

Impact of early cardiac arrest recognition by emergency medical service dispatchers on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective population-based observational study

Int J Emerg Med. 2026 Apr 11. doi: 10.1186/s12245-026-01213-1. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Koji Yamamoto¹, Hirozumi Okuda², Arisa Kinoshita², Toru Osaki², Keisuke Tsuruta², Keita Miyazaki², Hideki Asai², Yasuyuki Kawai², Hidetada Fukushima²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara City, Nara, 634-8522, Japan. k.yamamoto@naramed-u.ac.jp.
² Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara City, Nara, 634-8522, Japan.

PMID: 41965529
DOI: 10.1186/s12245-026-01213-1

No abstract available

Keywords: Dispatch-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Emergency medical service; Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; Return of spontaneous circulation.