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Dr. Eisenberg, each of the speakers at the 2019 Cardiac Arrest Survivor’s Summit, and I strongly believe that keys in improving cardiac arrest include:

1) More emphasis, diligence and evaluation of dispatch center CPR instruction to callers.

Teaching dispatchers to better recognize cardiac arrest through areas like the recognition of agonal breathing were also emphasized throughout the Cardiac Arrest Survival Summit.

Places like Singapore and Copenhagen have adopted Dr. Eisenberg’s and Seattle’s ideas and really ramped up their telephone CPR delivery which has greatly improved their resuscitate and results.

2) High quality, uninterrupted compressions must be provided by rescuers

All speakers emphasized that our emphasis must be on keeping compressions going and limiting breaks in compressions to < 10 seconds at all times. This has shown great impact on resuscitation results.

3) Mobilizing the masses (citizens) as initial responders

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