Prehospital Randomised Assessment of a Mechanical Compression Device in out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (PARAMEDIC): a pragmatic cluster randomised trial and economic evaluation
Gates, S; Lall, R; Quinn, T; Deakin, CD; Cooke, MW; Horton, J; Lamb, SE; Slowther, A-M; Woollard, M; Carson, A; Smyth, A; Wilson, K; Parcell, G; Rosser, A; Whitfield, R; Williams, A; Jones, R; Pocock, H; Brock, N; Black, JJM; Wright, J; Han, K; Shaw, G; B · White Rose Research Online
Design: Cluster randomised controlled trial. Randomisation units are ambulance and rapid response vehicles. Setting: Pre-hospital care. Target population: Patients suffering out of hospital cardiac arrest where a resuscitation attempt is appropriate. Exclusions are age under 18 years, pregnancy and traumatic cardiac arrest. Health technologies being assessed…