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System-wide SCA Community Report Card

Paris Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada. System-wide SCA Community Report Card. Presented by: J. Travis Carricato Division Chief, Columbia (SC) Fire Dept. Presenter Disclosure Information. J. Travis Carricato; Division Chief, Columbia Fire Department

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System-wide SCA Community Report Card

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  1. Paris Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada System-wide SCA Community Report Card Presented by: J. Travis Carricato Division Chief, Columbia (SC) Fire Dept.

  2. Presenter Disclosure Information J. Travis Carricato; Division Chief, Columbia Fire Department System-wide SCA Community Report Card FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: • Philips Healthcare and Zoll Medical/ Authorized AED Sub-distributor • Owner of E-Med Training Services – EC training provider • National Safety Council Contract Instructor-Trainer UNLABELED/UNAPPROVED USES DISCLOSURE: • No relevant financial relationship(s) exist

  3. We may have the best intentions…

  4. King County has world's highest survival rate for cardiac arrest1

  5. King County, WA1 The cardiac survival rate in King County has dramatically risen over the past decade or so, from an above-average 27 % in 2002 to 62% in 2013. • Strategies that have contributed to the rise include: • Adoption of high-performance CPR method by emergency medical technicians to maximize oxygen circulation and increase survival chances. • Adoption of telecommunicator CPR, whereby 911 emergency personnel provide instant CPR instructions by phone. • Increasing public availability of automated external defibrillators (AEDs), including more than 100 in King County facilities, and placement of AEDs in many law enforcement vehicles, including with King County Sheriff’s deputies. • High rates of CPR training for local residents. • A regional paramedic training program, funded by charitable contributions, that exceeds national standards for certification.

  6. Resuscitation Academy Score Card

  7. Eisenberg, Mickey S. Resuscitate!: How Your Community Can Improve Survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Seattle: U of Washington, 2009. Print.

  8. System-wide SCA Community Report Card

  9. Resources Every Second Counts. Every Action Matters. A Community Response Planning Guide for Sudden Cardiac Arrest. The Medtronic Foundation HeartRescue Project, Minneapolis, MN. Vol. 3: 2012. Eisenberg, Mickey S. Resuscitate!: How Your Community Can Improve Survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Seattle: U of Washington, 2009. Print.

  10. Resources Resuscitation Academy e-book: 10 Steps for Improving Survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest 1.http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/news/2014/14051901.aspx

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