PROGRAM GOALS

PROGRAM GOALS
Heart attack, stroke
Operation Heatbeat communities focus on how the chain of survival can be activated immediately after sudden cardiac arrest occurs. The cardiac arrest chain of survival includes four steps:
Early access to care: Recognizing sudden cardiac arrest and calling 911 immediately.
Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation: CPR performed immediately by bystanders.
Early defibrillation: Using an electric shock to stop the heart's abnormal rhythm.
Early advanced care: Pre-hospital administration of drugs and other advanced treatments by trained health-care providers.
Operation Stroke works to improve the stroke chain of survival, which includes these steps:
Recognize the warning signs and note the time when they first occur and call 911 immediately.
Receive early assessments and pre-hospital care by emergency medical personnel.
Get to an appropriate hospital quickly by emergency medical services and have ambulance personnel notify the emergency room.
Receive prompt evaluation of medical data and treatment to restore blood flow to the brain or other treatments as appropriate by a properly staffed and equipped hospital.
Source: American Heart and American Stroke associations