Tagged with: Local 1660
February 14, 2017
Pilot Program Leverages Off-Duty Professional Firefighters, Technology and Defibrillators to Save Lives
Each year, approximately 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside a hospital setting in the United States. Nearly 90 percent of these events prove fatal, and the chance of survival decreases by ten percent with every passing minute without CPR.*
Though survival rates in the Northwest exceed the national average, a coalition of professional first responders, clinicians, researchers and a leading medical equipment manufacturer aim to make the region the frontrunner in cardiac arrest response and survival.
The PulsePoint Foundation, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, International Association of…
Filed Under: Press Release, Highlights, News | Tagged With: IAFF, International Association of Firefighters, King County, King County EMS, Local 1660, Mickey Eisenberg, Mike Duyck, Mohamud Daya, Philips Healthcare, Tom Rea, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, TVF&R, Verified Responder