Effects of Emergency Medical Service Response Time on Survival Rate of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients: a 5-Year Retrospective Study
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2025-09-01
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26454904
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2-s2.0-105020709247
Journal Title
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine
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13
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1
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Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine Vol.13 No.1 (2025)
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Damdin S., Trakulsrichai S., Yuksen C., Sricharoen P., Suttapanit K., Tienpratarn W., Liengswangwong W., Seesuklom S. Effects of Emergency Medical Service Response Time on Survival Rate of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients: a 5-Year Retrospective Study. Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine Vol.13 No.1 (2025). doi:10.22037/aaemj.v13i1.2596 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/113046
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Effects of Emergency Medical Service Response Time on Survival Rate of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients: a 5-Year Retrospective Study
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Abstract
Introduction: Emergency medical service (EMS) response time is a critical factor in managements of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) cases. This study aimed to investigate the effects of EMS response time on survival of OHCA patients. Methods: This study employed a retrospective cohort design focused on prognosis research. Data was collected from the Erawan EMS Dispatch Center of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration from January 2019 to December 2023. All OHCA cases visited by dispatched prehospital teams in Bangkok were included. Multivariable logistic regression was used to analyze the effect of response time on survival at scene, survival to emergency department (ED), and survival to hospital discharge of OHCA cases. Results: Among the 5,433 OHCA patients included in the study, 29.17% achieved return of spontaneous circulation at the scene, 6.9% survived to ED, and 1% survived to hospital discharge. Each 1-minute increase in response time decreased the likelihood of survival at the scene by 6% (OR: 0.94, p < 0.001), survival to ED admission by 4% (OR: 0.96, p < 0.001), and survival to hospital discharge by 6% (OR: 0.94, p = 0.006). Response times under 8 minutes significantly improved outcomes, with survival at the scene increasing by 2.31 times (p < 0.001), survival to ED by 1.76 times (p < 0.001), and survival to hospital discharge by 2.09 times (p = 0.048). Conclusion: A maximum response time of 8 minutes significantly enhances survival outcomes, including survival at the scene, survival to ED, and survival to hospital discharge. Furthermore, each 1-minute increase in response time is associated with a 6% reduction in the likelihood of survival to hospital discharge.