The ACP International Conference provides an unmatched opportunity for our members to learn from experts and leaders in paramedicine. ACPIC 2021 was delivered as a hybrid conference (online and face to face in the Sunshine Coast, QLD and Hobart, TAS) in November 2021.

The aim of this study was to examine the differences in the frequency and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) occurring in General Practitioner (GP) clinics compared to those witnessed by emergency medical services (EMS) personnel. We conducted a 20-year retrospective study using Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry data, comparing 216 OHCA in GP clinics to 6147 witnessed by EMS personnel. We found that EMS witnessed OHCA were three times more likely to survive than OHCA occurring in GP clinics without an AED, and survival more than doubled when patients were defibrillated by GP clinic staff using an onsite AED

Biography: Brian Haskins

Brian has over 25 years’ experience as an advanced paramedic, academic and manager in healthcare organisations in Australia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the USA and Ireland. Brian is currently a PhD Scholar researching ‘The importance of bystander participation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Victoria, Australia’ with the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Pre-hospital Emergency Care Australia and New Zealand (PEC-ANZ), in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University. He is also a part-time lecturer with the Monash Department of Paramedicine

Session moderator: Linda Ross