Increasing Law Enforcement Application of Automated External Defibrillators (AED)s for Cardiac Arrest

Conditions

• Defibrillators
• Heart Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• AED training adjunct — BEHAVIORAL
  Participants will complete a brief survey, then watch an AED training adjunct video, followed by a repeat survey. All components are delivered asynchronously online. The investigators will prospectively evaluate using an existing observational registry used for quality improvement and research, the Portland Cardiac Arrest Epidemiologic Registry (PDX Epistry).

Study Details

The goal of this study is to learn if an automated external defibrillator (AED) training adjunct video can improve law enforcement self-efficacy, the likelihood of AED application overall, and decrease disparities in women. Participants will be asked to: * complete a brief initial survey * view an AED training adjunct video * complete another survey following the video

Key Dates

First listed

Jun 16, 2026

Start date

Jul 14, 2026

Status verified

Aug 2026

Primary completion

Dec 31, 2027

Completion

Dec 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants (estimated)

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Arms

• Experimental: AED training adjunct
  Receive AED training intervention
• No Intervention: Control
  Counties that do not receive the additional training will serve as control counties. The investigators will prospectively evaluate using an existing observational registry used for quality improvement and research, the Portland Cardiac Arrest Epidemiologic Registry (PDX Epistry).

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Confidence to Attach Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Pads on a Woman [ Time Frame: Immediately following the AED training intervention ]

Locations (1)

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