Cardiac Arrests
Ischaemic Heart Disease remains one of the leading
causes of death globally alongside Sepsis.
In Europe, cardiac arrest is responsible for 60% of adult deaths from coronary heart disease and
Sepsis responsible for 40%.
In response to this, the Trust has committed to ensuring that staff are trained to the highest standard
possible. The Resuscitation Service is responsible for providing this education using a variety
of classroom and blended methods, incorporating NEWS 2, Deteriorating Patient and Sepsis
Management.
Within the Trust during 2019/2020, the survival to discharge from cardiac arrest rate was 19%, which
is aligned with the national average and 78% of all 6666 calls made through switchboard were for
cardiac arrests or deteriorating patients.
The table below shows the number of 6666 calls for cardiac arrest and peri-arrest:
The graph shows an
overall reduction in cardiac
arrest calls for 2019/2020
from the previous year.
Most notably the March
calls in 2019/2020 were
reduced by 75% compared
to the same month in
2018/2019. This may be
attributed to education and
improvement in recognising
the deteriorating patient
and appropriate escalation
to senior clinicians.
It is the Trust's objective to ensure that we continue to improve in terms of recognising the
deteriorating patient and escalating care appropriately and ensure the cardiac arrest rates remain low.
Goal 3: Measuring the Improvement
80
The graph shows the
number of peri-arrest calls
made during the same
periods: