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Police AED programs: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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  • 1Public Health - Seattle and King County, Division of Emergency Medical Services, WA, USA. Sofia.Husain@kingcounty.gov

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Police automated external defibrillator (AED) programs decrease time to defibrillation and increase survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. This review highlights the positive impact of police first responders in these critical medical emergencies.

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Background:

  • Over 359,400 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) occur annually in the US, with 60% managed by emergency medical services (EMS).
  • Police officers are increasingly trained as first responders to improve immediate care for cardiac arrest patients.
  • This review examines the impact of police automated external defibrillator (AED) programs on OHCA outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current literature on the effectiveness of police AED programs.
  • To assess the impact of police first responder programs on cardiac arrest survival rates and time to defibrillation.

Main Methods:

  • A literature search was conducted across electronic journal databases for studies evaluating police AED programs.
  • Ten articles meeting inclusion criteria were analyzed, noting heterogeneity in study design and outcomes.
  • Survival rates and time to defibrillation were key outcome measures compared between police-involved and EMS-only interventions.

Main Results:

  • Two studies reported statistically significant improvements in survival rates post-implementation of police AED programs.
  • Six studies showed a significant reduction in time to defibrillation with police first responder involvement.
  • The weighted mean survival rate was higher in study groups (p<0.001) and for those first shocked by police (39.4%) versus EMS (28.6%, p<0.001). Pooled relative risk of survival was 1.4 (95% CI: 1.3-1.6).

Conclusions:

  • Police AED programs are associated with decreased time to defibrillation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests.
  • Implementation of police AED programs leads to increased survival rates from OHCAs.
  • Despite implementation challenges, police first responder programs demonstrate a positive impact on cardiac arrest outcomes.