Table 3.
Dispatch characteristics
| Country | Dispatch centres per million inhabit-ants | Are the dispatch centres part of EMS? | Standar-dised dispatch protocol used in dispatch centres? | Dispatch-assisted CPR offered? | Type of dispatch-assisted CPR offered | Standard protocol for dispatch-assisted CPR used? | Dynamic deploy-ment used? | Registries of publicly available AED? | AED registries available in dispatch centres? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 0.3 | All | Yes | Compressions only | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Austria | 1 | Some | Some | Yes | Situation dependent | Some areas | Yes | All areas | All |
| Belgium | 0.9 | None | All | Yes | Full CPR | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Cyprus | 1.1 | All | All | Yes | Compressions only | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Czech Republic | 1.3 | All | Some | Yes | Situation dependent | Yes | Yes | All areas | All |
| Denmark | 0.9 | All | All | Yes | Situation dependent | Yes | Yes | All areas | All |
| Finland | 1.1 | None | All | Yes | Situation dependent | Yes | Yes | All areas | No |
| France | 1.5 | Some | All | Yes | Situation dependent | Yes | Yes | Some areas | Some |
| Germany | 3.3 | All | Some | Some areas | Situation dependent | Some areas | Some areas | Some areas | Some |
| Greece | 1 | All | No | No | Yes | No | |||
| Hungary | 0.7 | All | All | Yes | Compressions only | Yes | Yes | All areas | All |
| Iceland | 2.8 | None | All | Yes | Full CPR | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Ireland | 0.4 | All | All | Yes | Compressions only | Yes | Yes | Some areas | Some |
| Italy | 1.2 | Some | All | Yes | Situation dependent | Yes | Yes | Some areas | Some |
| Lithuania | 1.8 | All | Some | Some areas | Situation dependent | Some areas | Yes | No | |
| Luxembourg | 1.6 | All | All | Yes | Compressions only | Yes | Yes | All areas | No |
| Netherlands | 1 | All | All | Yes | Situation dependent | Yes | Yes | All areas | Some |
| Norway | 3 | All | All | Yes | Situation dependent | Yes | Yes | All areas | All |
| Poland | 0.4 | None | All | Some areas | Situation dependent | No | Yes | Some areas | Some |
| Portugal | 0.6 | Some | Some | Yes | Compressions only | Yes | Yes | Some areas | Some |
| Romania | 2.1 | All | All | Yes | Compressions only | Some areas | Some areas | Some areas | Some |
| Serbia | 0.6 | All | No | Some areas | Situation dependent | No | Some areas | No | |
| Slovakia | 1.5 | None | All | Yes | Compressions only | Yes | Yes | Some areas | Some |
| Slovenia | 1 | All | All | Yes | Situation dependent | Yes | Some areas | Some areas | All |
| Spain | 0.7 | All | Some | Yes | Compressions only | Yes | Some areas | Some areas | Some |
| Sweden | 1.4 | All | All | Yes | Situation dependent | Yes | Yes | All areas | All |
| Switzerland | 1.8 | All | All | Yes | Compressions only | Yes | Some areas | Some areas | Some |
| United Kingdoma | 0.4 | All | All | Yes | Situation dependent | Yes | Some areas | Some areas | Some |
The answers are for the entire country which means that the answers “Some” and “Some areas” indicate this is not implemented in all dispatch centres in the entire country. Empty field means no information was given for that specific question
Abbreviations: EMS Emergency Medical Services, AED Automated External Defibrillator
aUnited Kingdom excluding Wales