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Article History

Received: 11 November 2020

Accepted: 15 November 2020

First Online: 26 November 2020

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: This trial received research ethics board approval from Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, London Health Sciences Centre, and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. (Research Ethics Board # SB 153-2019; OHRI 1829; LHSC 114523) The trial is registered on clinicaltrials.gov (# NCT04080986). Patients are enrolled in the study under a waiver of informed consent due to the emergency situation in accordance with the Tri-Council Policy Statement on the Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS-2) []. Patients and/or family members will be sent a mailed letter at 90-days post enrollment. The letter will explain that they were enrolled in a study under waiver of informed consent, will provide information about the study and contact information for any additional questions (Additional file ).

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: Dr. Cheskes has received speaking honorarium for educational events on CPR quality from Zoll Medical and Stryker Corporation. Dr. Cheskes has received investigator-initiated grants from the Zoll Medical for AED on the Fly, Community Responder Program for Peel Region and Monitoring Ventilations during OHCA Research Studies. The DOSE VF pilot RCT was funded by the Laerdal Foundation and the DOSE VF RCT was awarded a HSF of Canada GIA grant. Dr. Cheskes has received research funding from the Cardiac Arrhythmia Network of Canada for the AED on the Fly Research Program and sits on the Adivsory Board of Drone Delivery Canada. Dr. Drennan is a member of the ALS Taskforce for the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and the adult writing group for the American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines for CPR and ECC. No other authors have any conflicts of interest to declare.