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Favourable cost-benefit in an early defibrillation programme using dual dispatch of ambulance and fire services in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

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  • Björn Sund
  • Leif Svensson
  • Mårten Rosenqvist
  • Jacob Hollenberg

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The intervention of dual dispatch defibrillation by ambulance and fire services in the County of Stockholm had positive economic effects. For the cost-benefit analysis, the return on investment was high and the cost-effectiveness showed levels below the threshold value for economic efficiency used in Sweden. The cost-utility analysis categorises the cost per QALY as medium. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2012

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  • Björn Sund & Leif Svensson & Mårten Rosenqvist & Jacob Hollenberg, 2012. "Favourable cost-benefit in an early defibrillation programme using dual dispatch of ambulance and fire services in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 13(6), pages 811-818, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:eujhec:v:13:y:2012:i:6:p:811-818
    DOI: 10.1007/s10198-011-0338-7
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    1. Rauner, Marion S. & Bajmoczy, Nikolaus, 2003. "How many AEDs in which region? An economic decision model for the Austrian Red Cross," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 150(1), pages 3-18, October.
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    Keywords

    Cost-benefit analysis; Cost-utility analysis; Cost-effectiveness analysis; Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; Defibrillation; Fire services; Ambulance; D61; H41; I18;
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    JEL classification:

    • D61 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis
    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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