June 11, 2026 · Annals of emergency medicine · DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2026.04.011

Emergency Medical Services Equipment Use in the Emergency Department and Time to Care for Those With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

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The authors investigate whether the use of emergency medical services (EMS) equipment for initial rhythm analysis in the emergency department (ED) leads to faster time to defibrillation for patients experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Their findings indicate that patients analyzed with EMS equipment had significantly shorter times to both rhythm analysis and defibrillation compared to those using ED equipment, suggesting that EMS equipment may enhance early intervention in OHCA cases.

Rahul Ramraj, Elaine Chen, Xueqi Huang, Ghania Haddad, Molly McCann-Pineo, Elizabeth Young, Timmy Li, Lance Becker, Daniel Rolston, Daniel Jafari

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