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Area of Science:

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Public Health
  • Resuscitation Science

Background:

  • Early bystander intervention in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is critical for improving survival and neurological outcomes.
  • Numerous initiatives aim to increase community engagement in basic life support (BLS) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), particularly among lay responders.
  • Understanding effective community interventions can optimize survival rates and health system organization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct a scoping review assessing the impact of community-based interventions on bystander BLS/CPR rates and clinical outcomes.
  • To identify knowledge gaps in the current research on community engagement in resuscitation efforts.

Main Methods:

  • A comprehensive literature search was conducted in PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases up to February 1, 2021.
  • The review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines.
  • Data extraction focused on intervention types and their effects on OHCA outcomes.

Main Results:

  • Nineteen eligible studies were identified, primarily from the USA and Denmark.
  • Community CPR training programs (57.9%) and bundled interventions (36.8%) were the most common intervention types.
  • Interventions showed positive impacts on bystander CPR rates (94.7%), survival to hospital discharge (36.8%), and survival with good neurological outcome (21%).

Conclusions:

  • Community initiatives, including BLS training and bundled interventions, demonstrate potential benefits for improving bystander CPR rates.
  • These programs can positively influence patient outcomes following OHCA.
  • Further research is needed to address identified knowledge gaps in community resuscitation efforts.