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