From Video Contact to Visual Modeling: Rethinking Dispatcher-Assisted CPR for Untrained Lay Rescuers

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Rizky Andana Pohan, Santy Andrianie, Putri Angelina Br Ginting, Carolina Retmawati Putri, Nira Prihatin Nufus, Kadek Suhardita

2026 Prehospital and Disaster Medicine Vol. 41 Issue 1 Review Cited by 0 SDG 3SDG 17 Quartile

Abstract

Backgrounds: Dispatcher-guided cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) via video calls represents an important shift from purely verbal instruction to real-time visual modeling for untrained bystanders during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. This approach may improve compression depth, rhythm, overall CPR quality, and reduce interruptions. Problems: Its implementation remains challenging because voice calls may be faster, whereas video guidance requires stable connectivity, smartphone access, digital literacy, appropriate camera positioning, and trained dispatchers. Moreover, simulation findings among young university students may not reflect real emergency conditions. Conclusion: Video-assisted CPR should be developed as a hybrid, equitable, low-bandwidth intervention and tested pragmatically across diverse emergency systems. © The Author(s), 2026. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine.

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Institut Agama Islam Negeri Langsa, Indonesia; Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia; Sebelas Maret University, Indonesia; Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia; Diponegoro University, Indonesia; Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia; Universitas PGRI Mahadewa Indonesia, Indonesia

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