Dispatcher-assisted CPR

• = telephone-CPR
• the dispatcher provides instructions to guide the rescuer to help him to perform the CPR
• this concept has increased the number of bystander-initiated CPR
• it has also shortened the time of the bystander's hesitation over starting CPR, and so improved the outcomes of the pre-hospital CPR
• in case of an adult patient, the dispatcher advises performing compression-only CPR
• in case of a child, the dispatcher advises performing standard CPR, chest compressions together with rescue breaths
• since the dispatcher gives you instructions for CPR and speaks to you through the phone until EMS arrives, it is useful to turn on the loudspeaker
• never end the call as the first one