Cardiac Receiving Centers

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:49:21-07:00January 5th, 2015|Preparedness|

Sudden cardiac arrest continued to be a leading cause of death in Arizona during 2014 (7,600/ year), but we also had some promising results. A few years ago our Bureau of EMS & Trauma System enticed dozens of AZ hospitals to become a Cardiac Receiving Centers. The initiative helps hospitals provide treatments scientifically proven to [...]

Dramatic Results from AZ’s Cardiac Arrest Receiving Center Initiative

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:49:34-07:00July 30th, 2014|General|

A few years ago our Bureau of EMS & Trauma System enticed dozens of AZ hospitals to become a Cardiac Receiving Centers. The initiative helps hospitals provide treatments scientifically proven to improve a patient’s survival rate (like using therapeutic hypothermia to improve the chances of survival). The program also includes protocols for the pre-hospital teams [...]

Cardiac Arrest Survival

Dramatic Results from AZ’s Cardiac Arrest Receiving Center Initiative