The study emphasised that bystanders make a critical difference is assisting cardiac arrest victims before emergency responders can get to the scene. (Source: Creative Commons/Wikimedia Commons) The study emphasised that bystanders make a critical difference is assisting cardiac arrest victims before emergency responders can get to the scene. (Source: Creative Commons/Wikimedia Commons)Survival from cardiac arrest doubles when a bystander is able to step in to apply an automated external defibrillator (AED) before the arrival of medical help, researchers say. For the study, an international team of researchers looked at 49,555 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests that occurred in major US and Canada cities. The study emphasised that bystanders make a critical difference is assisting cardiac arrest victims before emergency responders can get to the scene.

Source: Indian Express February 26, 2018 12:54 UTC