EPPiC: emergency and pre-hospital care research

Our current emergency and pre-hospital care research projects

Trial	Overview	Further Information
AED optimisation	AED optimisation project Optimisation of the deployment of automated external defibrillators in public places in England- Funded by NIHR	Funder summary
	Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes (OHCAO) UK registry of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests- Funded by British Heart Foundation and Resuscitation Council UK	Study page
	PARAMEDIC-3- Pre-hospitAl RAndomised trial of MEDICation route in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest Randomised controlled trial of intraosseous and intravenous access in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest- Funded by NIHR	Study page
FACTS study	Facilitating Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training in high-risk areas Mixed-methods study to evaluate strategies to optimise the community response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest- Funded by NIHR	Funder summary
	PACKMAN- Paramedic Analgesia Comparing Ketamine and MorphiNe in trauma Randomised controlled trial of ketamine and morphine for patients in severe pain following traumatic injury- Funded by NIHR	Study page
	POSED - Prehospital Optimal Shock Energy for Defibrillation A feasibility study of Prehospital Optimal Shock Energy for Defibrillation- Funded by NIHR	Study page
PROTECTED study	PROTECTED study- Exploring and improving resuscitation decisions in out of hospital cardiac arrest Mixed methods study to develop termination of resuscitation guidelines for use in the UK- Funded by NIHR	Funder summary
	REPHILL- Resuscitation with pre-hospital blood products Randomised controlled trial of pre-hospital blood product administration and standard care in trauma patients- Funded by NIHR	Study page

Our completed emergency and pre-hospital care research projects

Trial

Overview

Further information

COMPRESS- Mechanical compression devices for in-hospital cardiac arrest

A feasibility randomised controlled trial of mechanical chest compression devices for in-hospital cardiac arrest- funded by NIHR

Study page

Study results

MINAP analysis

Outcomes following OHCA in patients with ACS

A cohort study using MINAP data to explore variation in OHCA outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome- funded by NIHR

Funder summary

Study results

PARAMEDIC- Prehospital randomised assessment of a mechanical
compression device in OHCA

A randomised controlled trial of mechanical chest compression devices for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest- funded by NIHR

Study page

Study results

PARAMEDIC 2- adrenaline in OHCA

A randomised controlled trial of adrenaline and placebo in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest- funded by NIHR

Study page

Study results