Ambulance Victoria Research

@AmbulanceVic Centre for Research & Evaluation: World-leading out-of-hospital 🚑 research, clinical trials & registries. #BestCare through innovation & science.

[Ambulance Victoria Research @VACAR_AV]

👏👏👏 Huge thanks to @AmbulanceVic's Resuscitation Coordinator, @BelDel_, and our Danish colleague, @mads_tofte for leading this work, and to our @AmbulanceVic colleagues responsible for the GoodSAM program who grow the initiative from strength to strength every year!

[Ambulance Victoria Research @VACAR_AV]

🚨🚨🚨 Impact of #GoodSAM on Cardiac Arrest Outcomes in Victoria published in #MJA

Survival to discharge was 37% more likely (risk-adjusted) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest if smartphone-activated volunteer responders arrived before #EMS.
‼️ Read on: https://t.co/luMo7dkSm3

[Elizabeth Paratz @pretzeldr]

My 100th publication was a bit of a passion project and very reassuring in its findings - you are far more likely to do your ACL than have a cardiac arrest on the ski slope, and OHCA outcomes are excellent ❄️ 🎿 🚑
https://t.co/P0sTjqKiQm @VACAR_AV

[Dr Aidan Baron @Aidan_Baron]

Fantastic paper by @KristaSFisher and team + @Ziad_Nehme1

Analysis of 694 young men 15-25yo presenting with anxiety Symptoms assessed by Ambulance Paramedics

The paper suggests three main Anxiety typologies identified in this group

https://t.co/dTbAgUmfrG

[Ambulance Victoria Research @VACAR_AV]

Driven by targeted improvements in #AED use and registrations, best-ever #CPR quality by our paramedics, and better feedback about patients and their outcomes. See the full report: https://t.co/zlOsStX9LL #ItTakesASystemToSaveALife @expensivecare @emandrew1 @aus_roc 2/2

[Ambulance Victoria Research @VACAR_AV]

🚨🚨 We are so pleased to release the @VACAR_AV Annual Report 2023-24, highlighting the incredible achievements of community, @AmbulanceVic and our health system in improving outcomes from #OHCA. We have achieved our highest ever Utstein survival outcomes 1/2

[Ambulance Victoria @AmbulanceVic]

Reuben Fisher is a happy, healthy baby, but in October last year he was fighting for his life.
Luckily, Amy knew what to do to help her baby and she hopes others will learn the life-saving skill. Read more: https://t.co/uiDMKIEtyR

[Australian Resuscitation Council @ARC_resus]

We are pleased to announce the Australian Resuscitation Council is now accepting applications for our 2025 Research Grant Scheme.

Closing Date: Friday, 28th March 2025 (AEST)
See our website for more info and to apply.

https://t.co/XdlBfrSAgy

[Resuscitation Plus @Resus_Plus]

Clinical paper: Cricothyroidotomy in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: An observational study

🔗 https://t.co/ADyoiKDwzq

#ResuscitationPlus

[Turning Point @TurningPointAU]

New study reveals increased ambulance attendances among Victorian children in out-of-home care: https://t.co/3XZOl1v9lb via @medical_xpress

w @RyanJBaldwin @susanbaidawi @VACAR_AV @Ziad_Nehme1 @dan_lubman @DrRowanOgeil @DrTinaLam_AU @EH_Research @epinaomibeard @MonashResearch

[Ambulance Victoria Research @VACAR_AV]

🚨🚨 18 year review of #FONA in Victorian #EMS: "Cardiac arrest and needle techniques were associated with lower odds of procedural success, while male sex was associated with higher odds." @MatthewHumar @ben_meadley @emandrew1 @expensivecare @Ziad_Nehme1 https://t.co/m7ZcUbDh94

[Tony Walker ASM @agwalker01]

This is what happens when you take a whole of organisation approach to improving cardiac arrest outcomes. Kudos to all the team at @AmbulanceVic, in particular the Paramedics, First Responders, Co-responders, and Researchers who are out there every day making this a reality #ItTakesASystemToSaveALife #CallPushShock #MeasureAndImprove

[Ambulance Victoria Research @VACAR_AV]

🚨🚨 20 years of cardiac arrest in Victoria in @theMJA: Utstein survival increased threefold bw 2003–2022 [but] the C19 pandemic was associated with a significant reduction in survival @emandrew1 @Ziad_Nehme1 @expensivecare @RosscoSalathiel @prof_cameron https://t.co/9lNTfd05SG

[Paramedicine Monash University @monash_para]

It is a pleasure to share another publication from @BelDel_ and team in the latest edition of Aust J Prim Health, "Paramedic perceptions of conveying patients to an emergency department who were suitable for primary care: a cross-sectional survey.” 🚑https://t.co/Zj22bq1JTC

[Emergency Medicine Journal @EmergencyMedBMJ]

#OriginalResearch

Outcomes of adult patients discharged at scene by emergency medical services

"The occurrence of hospital admission and adverse events is rare in those discharged at scene, suggesting generally safe decision-making"

https://t.co/TOThs3INBw

@Ziad_Nehme1

[Ryan Baldwin @RyanJBaldwin]

🚑 New study reveals children in out-of-home care (OOHC) are 2.65 more likely to need multiple ambulance attendances due to complex needs like mental health issues & self-harm. More targeted support is crucial! See the open access link below.
https://t.co/XBStAyH6sj

[EMA Journal @EMAJournal]

Prehospital stress-induced hyperglycaemia in major trauma patients

https://t.co/dwNVjaYAUw

@MikeNoono @Ziad_Nehme1 @mattshep71 @ben_meadley @Biswadev_M @AlexOlaussen
@WileyHealth @acemonline

[Ambulance Victoria Research @VACAR_AV]

🚨 A first 🧐 into changes in #CPR quality during the pandemic. The findings suggest that PPE and other changes may have resulted in lower #CPR quality. Has the situation improved? Take a look @expensivecare @emandrew1 @CharKennedy_ @BelDel_ @Ziad_Nehme1 https://t.co/1SKmIKLzHm

[Tony Walker ASM @agwalker01]

Nice work by @BrianHaskinsPhd and the @MonashUni and @VACAR_AV team #CallPushShock

[Ambulance Victoria @AmbulanceVic]

📢 Bystander defibrillation is key to cardiac arrest survival and recovery - and typically halves the time to first shock, so the sooner people take action, the less damage to a patient’s health.
And we have the data to back it up.
Read more on the study: https://t.co/3McvPoka05