Out-of-Hospital-Cardiac-Arrest Chain of Survival Success Stories

Friday, December 1, 2023

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM PST

Location: Table #14 - near Demo Stage

Primary Presenter(s)

James Radcliffe, NRP, BS, MBA (he/him/his)

Cardiac Arrest & Trauma Service Line Coordinator
Office of the Chief Medical Officer Austin Travis County EMS & City of Austin, Texas
Austin, TX, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):

James Radcliffe, NRP, BS, MBA: No financial relationships to disclose

Summary: When we think about sudden cardiac arrest we don't think about professional athletes, young adults and children. The 2023 NFL playoff season changed our thinking about sudden cardiac arrest. Come learn the survival stories of 3 individual cases.

Synopsis of Presentation: During this presentation participants will have the opportunity to learn about three high profile out of hospital cardiac arrest where bystander CPR and public access AED's were utilized to save a life. Each of these cases were patients that experienced unexpectant OHCA.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the 6 components of the OHCA chain of survival.
Discuss the importance of public access AED’s and early defibrillation to OHCA survival.
This presentation will describe one or more survivor / rescuer stories that can be used to illustrate an effective chain of survival for cardiac arrest.