Captain - PhD Student Virginia Tech - WBFD Wrightsville Beach, NC, United States
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Disclosure(s):
Samuel Proffitt: No financial relationships to disclose
Learning Objectives:
Attendees can expect to obtain a strong understanding of the drowning protocol and why a ventilation first approach to patient care for drowning is optimal for survival. In addition, attendees will understand the importance of establishing a community CPR program. Finally, data analysis and collection will be discussed to lend support for the recommendations.
This presentation will include ways to educate citizens that can lead to a comprehensive change to a culture of excellence and improved CPR training in the community, schools and workplace.
This presentation will discuss how to implement three (3) elements of a comprehensive dispatch CPR and/or rapid dispatch program.
This presentation will discuss ways to advance Public Access AED placement and utilization.
This presentation will include components of a high quality collaborative cardiovascular and resuscitation program in a dispatch, EMS and / or healthcare system that has demonstrated improvement in survival from SCA.
This presentation will include strategies for implementing data collection and quality improvement programs in an ECC system to support accountability and reporting.
This presentation will describe one or more survivor / rescuer stories that can be used to illustrate an effective chain of survival for cardiac arrest.
