VACAR Annual Report 2011/12 - Ambulance Victoria

VACAR Annual Report 2011/12 - Ambulance Victoria VACAR Annual Report 2011/12 - Ambulance Victoria

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VACAR Annual Report 2011/12 Page 6

Contents List of tables Page 9 List of figures Page 10 From the CEO Page 12 Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry Page 13 Ambulance Victoria, Emergency Medical Service Page 14 About this report Page 15 How does VACAR operate? Page 16 Executive summary Page 19 Incidence & demographics Page 20 Incidence Page 22 Demographics Page 25 Precipitating events Page 28 Location of arrest Page 31 Systems of care Page 32 Early access Page 34 Early CPR Page 36 Early defibrillation Page 37 Early advanced care Page 38 Survival outcomes Page 40 Cardiac rhythms Page 42 Scene outcomes Page 43 Survival outcomes Page 44 Quality of life Page 49 List of abbreviations Page 50 Glossary of terms Page 51 Accepted for publication Page 52 The VACAR group Page 53 References Page 54 VACAR Annual Report 2011/12 Page 7

<strong>VACAR</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2011</strong>/<strong>12</strong> Page 6

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