VACAR Annual Report 2011/12 - Ambulance Victoria

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List of abbreviations Table 5: List of abbreviations used in this report. ACO ALS Ambulance Community Officers Advanced Life Support AV Ambulance Victoria CERT Community Emergency Response Teams CFA Country Fire Authority CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ECG Electrocardiogram EMS Emergency Medical Services LGA Local Government Areas MFB Metropolitan Fire Brigade MICA Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance OHCA Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest PCR Patient Care Record PEA Pulseless Electrical Activity ROSC Return of Spontaneous Circulation VACAR Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry VF Ventricular Fibrillation VT Ventricular Tachycardia VACAR Annual Report 2011/12 Page 50
Glossary of terms Table 6: Glossary of terms used in this report. Adults Paediatrics Patients aged greater than 15 years of age, or where the age is missing / unknown. Patients aged less than 16 years. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Attempted EMS Resuscitation Presumed Cardiac Aetiology Any ROSC Dead on Arrival Died at Scene Transported with CPR Transported with ROSC Survival to Hospital Survival to Hospital Discharge PCI-capable hospital Denotes Ambulance Victoria paramedics or first responders, including fire services, or community emergency response teams. Cases where either paramedics or first responders attempted to revive a patient in cardiac arrest, regardless of duration. Cases where the cause of arrest is not due to a known precipitator (e.g. trauma, overdose etc.) as acquired from the patient care record (PCR). Cases in which the resuscitation attempt results in a return of spontaneous circulation (i.e. detectable pulse) at any time. Cases for which paramedics determine a patient to be deceased on arrival. Patients who receive an EMS attempted resuscitation but do not survive to transport. Patients who, at the time of scene departure, are administered ongoing CPR. Patients that, at the time of scene departure, have a ROSC (i.e. detectable pulse). Patients that have a palpable pulse on arrival at hospital as documented on the PCR. Patients who are discharged from hospital alive. Denotes a hospital with part-time or full-time Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) capabilities. VACAR Annual Report 2011/12 Page 51
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Page 3 and 4: Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest
Page 5 and 6: This document has been prepared by
Page 7 and 8: Contents List of tables Page 9 List
Page 9 and 10: List of tables Table 1: VACAR inclu
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Page 13 and 14: Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest
Page 15 and 16: About this report While cardiovascu
Page 17 and 18: Data capture Ambulance Victoria’s
Page 19 and 20: Executive summary 1. There were 5,1
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Page 23 and 24: Frequency INCIDENCE Incidence of ad
Page 25 and 26: Age Category (Years) DEMOGRAPHICS D
Page 27 and 28: Age Category DEMOGRAPHICS Demograph
Page 29 and 30: PRECIPITATING EVENTS Paediatric pre
Page 31 and 32: Proportion LOCATION OF ARREST Arres
Page 35 and 36: Time (Minutes) EARLY ACCESS Emergen
Page 37 and 38: Time (Minutes) Survival EARLY DEFIB
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Page 43 and 44: Proportion SCENE OUTCOMES Return of
Page 45 and 46: Proportion Survival SURVIVAL OUTCOM
Page 47 and 48: SURVIVAL OUTCOMES Risk-adjusted odd
Page 49: QUALITY OF LIFE Discharge direction
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