Volunteer

Volunteer responders dispatched to assist people experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may improve rates of bystander CPR, automated external defibrillator use and 30-day survival, researchers reported.

Lynn M. Schuchter, MD, FASCO, said she will work to remove barriers to high-quality cancer care and promote opportunities for volunteerism during her upcoming term as ASCO president.

In out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, the number of volunteer responders arriving before an ambulance is associated with increased bystander defibrillation rates, researchers reported.

Smartphone dispatch of volunteer responders for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest researchers conferred a small but not significant increase in automated external defibrillator attachment, researchers reported.

The American Heart Association announced a new program to virtually connect health care facilities to volunteer cardiologists.