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Pu#ng the Performance in
High Performance CPR
Nashua K. Alexander Chief
Wilton EMS
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Who is Wilton EMS
• Community Based Non Profit • CombinaDon Department in Saratoga County • 2,500 annual calls • 4 Ambulances and 2 Fly Cars • Every Call Staffed Paramedic/EMT • Project of the Field Training Officer Team
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The Problem
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So Let’s InvesDgate
• 20 “Workable” Cardiac Arrests a Year • Looked to place on average 10 staff at a SCA • We had mechanized CPR • Highly Skilled Technicians • Skill Lanes were flawless • Pre_y Poor Chance of SCA Survival in Wilton • Some response Dmes over 10 minutes
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2016 World Series Champions
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And Measure
• CPR Rates varied greatly -‐ 70-‐180 • Respiratory rates and volume varied greatly • Minimal understanding of Mechanized CPR • Never trained on resuscitaDon • We were dreadfully awful, we have the video to prove it.
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The Fix
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Research
• Kings County • Mesa Fire • AusDn-‐Travis County EMS • AHA • Zoll We looked everywhere!
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We Found Out We Needed A
• Simple SoluDon • Scalable • Easy to Integrate Outsiders • Easy to Train Others • Has Quality Control Built In • We wanted perfecDon We Developed a Process that Worked For US!
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Posi%on 2 -‐ RIGHT Side 1. Applies monitor pads 2. Turns on monitor a3er 100 compressions and takes over compressions. 3. Analyzes aier 2 minutes of CPR (200 compressions) 4. VenDlates in off cycle
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We Have This BeauDful Graphic
• And we shelved it • 4-‐months • Not even a thought • Dusted it off & added some meat • Added controls & sit on your hands medics • Conducted walkthrough • Created a Super Cool Training Aid
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AND WE TRAINED
• 1 Hour of OrientaDon and Theory • Get our Clinical Pathway in Everyone's Hands • Every staff every shii for MONTHS! • SimulaDon • CompeDDon • Buy In….Finally
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Change in A#tude
“Every other place I work everyone sighs when a cardiac arrest comes in, here everyone is 100mph because we believe we will save
someone” Staff Paramedic Alexander Lushpinsky
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Results for 2015
• 17 Cardiac Arrest • 16 ROSC • 9 ROSC Cases Transported for PCI • 3 Walkouts • Hospital Wanted to Improve
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Future
• Checklists • Keep Training • Share what we know
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QuesDons