Pires, ConnorWatts, Alan2025-10-222025-10-222025-10-15Emergency Medicine Journal 42, A4-A510.1136/emermed-2025-IAEM.6https://hdl.handle.net/10344/31361https://doi.org/10.34961/18875Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) represents a major cause of mortality in Ireland. With low survival rates and the time-sensitive nature of cardiac arrest, early intervention is paramount in optimizing patient outcomes. As such, early community-based response, through bystander CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED), remains a fundamental component in Ireland’s chain of survival. However, significant gaps exist in recent research examining the relationship between community-based interventions and patient survival in the Irish healthcare context.enAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/defibrillationpatient interventioncommunity-basedirish health careEarly intervention matters: a national retrospective analysis of pre-EMS defibrillation and community response in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Ireland from 2021–2023Meetings and Proceedings(3) Good Health and Well-being