The goal of this prospective observational study is to investigate B-mode point-of care ultrasound with arterial compressibility assessment on the femoral artery as a method to determine the presence of a pulse and to compare it with concurrently conducted manual pulse checks.
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated by EMS
Minimum age of 18 years
Pregnancy or suspected pregnancy
Disapproval of the treating EMS team
Adults under legal guardianship
Inability to perform femoral artery doppler ultrasound due to limited access to the patient and possible interference with the treating EMS team
Medical University of Vienna
Lead sponsor
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Digital Health and Patient Safety
Collaborator
Emergency Medical Service of Vienna
Collaborator