Journal article
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on bystander CPR and AED rates in Canada
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate whether the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with changes in bystander CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) application in Canada.
Methods: We included adult emergency medical services (EMS)-treated out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) from the Canadian national cardiac arrest registry. The outcomes were bystander CPR and AED application. We fit adjusted piecewise linear segmented logistic regression models …
Authors
Blanchard IE; Ghamarian E; Zotzman J; Dainty KN; Cournoyer A; Alnaji F; Chan TCY; Cheskes S; Lin S; van Diepen S
Journal
Resuscitation Plus, Vol. 26, ,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2025
DOI
10.1016/j.resplu.2025.101118
ISSN
2666-5204