“A lot of places say they’re doing this,” Dr. Bobrow replied, “but when they realize what ‘this’ is, they understand that they really weren’t doing it in this type of depth. When we showed them the data on how marginal their performance was, I think that really made the difference.”
“I think that once most dispatch centers really understand the issues and their importance and the power that they have, and you can engage them, I’m confident that people would see the same changes,” he added.
His study was honored as the best oral abstract presentation at the AHA resuscitation science symposium.
Dr. Bobrow reported serving as co-principal investigator of the HeartRescue Project, funded by Medtronic Philanthropy.