“Citizen responders gave me a second chance”
When Mats suffered a cardiac arrest in his home, citizen responder Ida-Maria came to his rescue as they waited for the ambulance to arrive. Thanks to the efforts of Ida-Maria and his family, Mats was given a second chance at life. More on why citizen responder systems are important.
Research tells us it’s important
Using new technology and involving citizens in the chain of life-saving interventions is important in order to increase the survival rate after a cardiac arrest, according to international research compiled by ILCOR. In their latest guidelines, the European Resuscitation Council recommends introducing systems like ours in all countries and regions More on the research.
Everyone can learn CPR and save lives
Ida-Maria is a citizen responder. Some time ago, she responded to an alert. She helped a father and his family as they waited for an ambulance to arrive. Everything went well and Ida-Maria was left with a feeling of enormous relief and gratification. You too can save lives. Read more about the system.
Denmark first country in Europe with nationwide system
The whole of Denmark is now covered by our system where it is known as TrygFonden Hjerteløber. There are near 155,000 voluntary citizen responders in the country. A recent Danish study has shown that three times as many people received bystander defibrillation while waiting for an ambulance when citizen responders were alerted. Learn more about how the system can support your region.
Stockholm has been in full swing since 2010 with positive results
The Stockholm Region is one of eleven regions currently affiliated with the citizen responder system in Sweden. 1,230 alerts were sent out to citizen responders in Stockholm over the course of 2019. In over 47% of cases, citizen responders arrived on the scene of a cardiac arrest before an ambulance. Read more about how it works in Stockholm and Sweden.