Taking Dispatcher-Directed CPR to a Higher Level

Saturday, December 2, 2023

10:50 AM – 11:15 AM PST

Location: Town and Country Ballroom D

Primary Presenter(s)

Ty Wooten, ENP

Director of Government Affairs
International Academies of Emergency Dispatch
Salt Lake City, UT, United States

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Co-Presenter(s)

Matthew Miko, JD

Director of Academics, Research, & Communications
International Academies of Emergency Dispatch
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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Moderator(s)

Joshua Smith, NRP

Captain/Paramedic
Richland Fire & Emergency Services
Richland, WA, United States

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Summary: This session will discuss IAED research on this topic, as well as share details on how the IAED’s new online DD-CPR course prepares EMDs to provide lifesaving Pre-Arrival Instructions.

Synopsis of Presentation: Cardiac arrests kill about eight million people worldwide each year, and the vast majority of those who go into cardiac arrest don’t survive. In these situations, EMDs are the difference between life and death. For over 40 years, the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED) has trained Emergency Dispatchers in over-the-phone CPR instruction, facilitating rapid recognition of OHCA and early Dispatch-Directed CPR. This session will discuss IAED research on this topic, as well as share details on how the IAED’s new online DD-CPR course prepares EMDs to provide lifesaving Pre-Arrival Instructions.

Learning Objectives:

Examine the benefits of Structured Call Taking specifically regarding OHCA.
Understand the research on the importance of proper recognition of OHCA to improved patient outcomes.
This presentation will discuss how to implement three (3) elements of a comprehensive dispatch CPR and/or rapid dispatch program.
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.