Cardiac Arrest Survival - What Works Debate Panel

Sep 23, 2026

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Debate panel content summarizes an ambulance-based cardiac arrest survival program and evaluates interventions that influence outcomes. Key practices include Philips MRx AED mode, focusing on flow time, compression depth, timely defibrillation, analyzing rhythm every 2 minutes, and transporting after 20 minutes when appropriate. Results report high ROSC performance, with 59% achieving ROSC, average time to ROSC of 8.4 minutes, and a Continuous Quality Improvement model showing strong compliance with clinical guidelines across audits.

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NB at a glance

Cardiac Arrest

Program features and EMS workflow

Outcomes and audit results

Time series and compression depth

# NB at a glance 750,000 people # ●Officially bilingual Hello! Bonjour! # NB at a glance ovitalité NB at a glance NB at a glance ●Ground ambulance is PCP scope ·930 medics (63%male/37%female) ●ACP project since April(16 medics/3 sites) ●High scope of practice for both ●Continuous Quality Improvement modelshows high compliance with clinicalguidelines # Cardiac Arrest ●Philips MRx AED mode ●Emphasis placed on flowtime,compression depth,timely defibrillation ● Analyze q2 minutes ● Transport after 20(as appropriate) ● 100%audit-all ‘actionable'arrests included in data Of those who achieve ROSC. ●Male- ●Average age- ● EMS witnessed arrest- ●Shockable rhythm - ● ROSC on scene - ●Average time to ROSC- 59% 64 35% 61% 86% 8.4 min. wO 出古出古古出 Jan-09 Apr-09 Jul-09 Od-09 Jan-10 Apr-10 Jul-10 Od-10 Jan-11 Apr-11 Jul-11 Compression Depth Od-11 Jan-12 Apr-12 Jul-12 Od-12 Jan-13 Apr-13 Jul-13 Od-13 Jan-14 Apr-14 Jul-14 Od-14 Jan-15 Apr-15 Jul-15 Od-15 Jan-16 Ap-16 Cardiac Arrest Cardiac Arrest | | | --- | | 90% | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Jan-09
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FAQs

What EMS and AED practices are emphasized for cardiac arrest survival?

The content emphasizes Philips MRx AED mode and priorities such as flow time, compression depth, timely defibrillation, rhythm analysis every 2 minutes, and transport after 20 minutes as appropriate.

What proportion of patients achieved ROSC, and what was the average time to ROSC?

Among those included in the audit, 59% achieved ROSC, with an average time to ROSC of 8.4 minutes.

How does the program ensure clinical guideline compliance?

A Continuous Quality Improvement model is used, and audits track inclusion of all actionable arrests in the data to demonstrate high compliance with clinical guidelines.

Sep 23, 2026

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