Each year, there are more than 350,000 incidents of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, making sudden cardiac arrest the third leading cause of death in the United States.1
Despite these numbers,only 40 communities across the nation have begun to rigorously measure and report on their survival rates。2One of these communities making an immense difference is King County in Washington.
The cardiac survival rate in King County has dramatically increased in recent years, from 27% in 2002 to 62% in 2013.3When compared with the national survival rate (from hospital to discharge) of 12%, their dedication speaks for itself.4
毫无疑问，心脏骤停生存的差异是一场巨大的，没有欣赏的悲剧，因为许多人可以通过适当的紧急医疗服务从死亡中抢走死亡的许多人。
The success of Seattle and King County can be attributed to the following elements of high-performance CPR:
Each of these elements have been implemented system-wide and reinforced throughout the years.
今天，金县的人们还活着，他们在该国大多数其他地方都无法幸存。无论您身在何处，我们的系统都可以提供快速，高质量的重症监护。**
By including dispatchers, first responders, fire departments, law enforcement, paramedics, urgent care centers, and laypeople in the regional trainings, King County has solidified everyone’s role in the CPR Chain of Survival. With integrated trainings, including the hands-on training for quality CPR, the need for teamwork and communication become even more apparent.
Deliberately practicing these skills for CPR can improve trainings for other clinical skills, as effective teamwork will always be critical to patient outcomes。If you can train for CPR, you can train for anything。
*American Heart Association News. (2015). Cardiac arrest doesn’t have to be death sentence。Retrieved fromhttps://news.heart.org/cardiac-arrest-doesnt-have-to-be-death-sentence/
**Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation. (2014). See reference #3.
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