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190 Chapter 6 outcome. This indicates the efforts for improving outcome of pOHCA should focus on early recognition and treatment of shockable pOHCA at scene. Acknowledgements Dr. Buysse and M. Albrecht report a grant for the data collection of this study by The Laerdal Foundation. The Laerdal Foundation had no role in design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis and interpretation of the data; and preparation, review or approval of the manuscript. Dr. Nadkarni reports grants from Zoll Medical Corp, American Heart Association/Resuscitation Quality Improvement Program, Nihon Kohden Corp, National Institutes of Health, and Agency for Healthcare Quality Improvement. All are unrelated to this study. The other authors report no conflicts.