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du Toit, Paul 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6417-6603, Botsford, Karan and Copson, Joseph
(2024)
Exploring the Psychological Impacts of Attending Cardiac Arrest Calls on Lay Responders: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review.
In: College of Paramedics Annual research conference 2024, 2024-05-21 - 2024-05-21.
Abstract
Background: Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) is associated with a poor prognosis. Early Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) demonstrates an improvement to patient outcome. Health services use volunteer lay responders (LR) to support their OHCA response. Research demonstrates increased prevalence of psychological ill health in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) staff. Response to critical incidents has been identified as a contributing factor. Lay persons may be at risk of psychological injury because of their experiences with OHCA. A recent scientific statement has called for further research into this area.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Poster) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | cardiac arrest,prehospital care system,ems,psychological distress |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences |
| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jun 2026 13:15 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jun 2026 21:19 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/103438 |
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