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Cardiocerebral Resuscitation (CCR) Demonstration Project

	CCR Protocol
	Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Documentation Aid

The purpose of this project is to improve survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA).

The Cardiocerebral Resuscitation Demonstration Project was initiated in January, 2005 after approval by the Bureau of EMS & Trauma Services and the EMS Council of Arizona.

This protocol is specifically for trained EMS providers after training and approval by their Administrative Medical Director. The training is provided by the Bureau of EMS & Trauma Systems.

The CCR protocol is designed for adult cardiac arrest. Patients less than 8 years of age, drowning patients, drug overdose patients, trauma patients, and respiratory arrest patients are excluded.

The CCR protocol focuses on providing the optimal timing for defibrillation, minimizing interruptions to chest compressions, minimizing pauses between chest compressions and defibrillation, early administration of intravenous epinephrine and minimizing over-ventilation during cardiac arrest.

To be eligible for participation in the CCR Demonstration Project, EMS agencies must first provide a minimum of 6 months of historic OOHCA data and commit to providing continued OOHCA data to the secure HIPAA compliant SHARE database.

No data is revealed to any other entity.

For specific inquiries, please contact the SHARE Program Research and QI Director Lani Clark at Lani@email.arizona.edu or the SHARE Program Medical Director Dr. Ben Bobrow at Bobrowb@azdhs.gov