The Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care was founded in 2000 with a mission to significantly reduce heart attack mortality in the United States through an Early Heart Attack Care (EHAC) strategy. The EHAC strategy involves educating patients, bystanders, emergency responders, and hospitals on recognizing the early symptoms of a heart attack and seeking treatment quickly. Over 400,000 people have taken the EHAC pledge to help spread awareness in their communities and save lives. The strategy has been successful in Seattle where bystander participation in assisting heart attack victims is 70% compared to 30% nationally, leading to higher survival rates. The presentation outlines expanding EHAC training to more community groups and measuring its impact on reducing heart attack deaths.

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Beyond the Badge
EHAC – Sharing the Message, Saving Lives

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The Society came into being in 2000 with a mission to significantly
reduce heart attack mortality in the United States through an Early
Heart Attack Care Strategy.
On a Mission to Save Lives

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LATE CARE
Early Heart Attack Care Reduces Mortality
RESUSCITATION
STEMI
NSTE-ACS
ACT IN TIME
“The day has come when we consider heart attacks as not the first indication for treatment, but as a
MEDICAL FAILURE.”
William Kannel, MD, Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Boston University.
EARLY CARE
Begins with Recognition
EHAC
We are barking up the wrong tree if we want to reduce
Heart Attacks Deaths

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Early Heart Attack Care Reduces Mortality
BEST BETTER GOOD
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< PREVENTION
Amount
of Heart
Muscle
Saved
1.2% Mortality
5% Mortality
Median Time ED Arrival
12% Mortality
100%
50%
0%
Hours: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
PRODROME ONSET TIME OF CORONARY OCCLUSION

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Where are we on our Mission?
Where are we today 2015 with the Strategy of Early Heart Attack
Care to significantly reduce Heart Attack Deaths in the United
States?

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The Early Heart Attack Strategy is not
just Education about early symptom
awareness of a Heart Attack
But, is a new level of heart
attack care with action steps
that involve the Patient, the
Bystander, the Emergency
Medical System and the
Hospital.
The EHAC Strategy

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EHAC: Symptoms & Stumbling Blocks

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1 To understand the principles of Early Heart Attack Care and take
an Oath pledging to act when the situation is recognized in the
community. www.DeputyHeartAttack.org
2 To wear the Deputy Badge with the inscription “Heart Attacks have
Beginnings!” to make a statement and invite questions about
educating others.
3 To help spread the EHAC message and grow it “virally” until we are
able to change the Culture of America to more often respond to
Early Care.
EHAC Deputies Matter to our Mission

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Place the Poster Slide in this Slide
with the Central Message
“Heart Attacks have Beginnings”

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We Now Have
***** over 400,000 *****
EHAC Deputies
The Poster Challenge Each Deputy looking to Save one Life in 2015

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Spreading the Message Saves Lives!
Spreading the word
encourages
bystanders to
participate to save
a life!

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Why the Success in Seattle & King County?
Look at the differences between Seattle and the rest of the U.S.
Survival Bystander Participation
Nation 15-25% 30%
Seattle 67% 70%
Other factors include more AEDs available, Hands-only CPR and
a stronger community involvement, but Bystander Participation is
KEY.

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Show the latest EHAC Growth Chart
Important here is to show with Large Numbers Years
and Large Number EHAC Deputies …..

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We will work on this Slide*****
Hospitals that utilize and spread the EHAC message help save lives in the
community!
EHAC Deputies Matter to our Mission

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Insert Growth Graph here -
Growing our Community

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Where are we today 2015 with the Strategy of Early Heart Attack
Care to significantly reduce Heart Attack Deaths in the United
States?
We are where we want to be. We are positioned well.
We need a way to measure Community Heart Attack Mortality.
We need to see what Hospitals can now contribute.
Basically, we need to convert Enablers into Caregivers
and go from 20% to 70% knowledgeable people in the
presence of persons with early symptoms of a Heart Attack.

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Spreading the EHAC message
Deeper into the Community
(1)- Hospital Lectures,Events,seminars etc
(2)- School System,starting with middle school
(3)- Community Colleges
(4)- Secretarys in Physician’s offices
(5)- Adding EHAC training to CPR and ACLS programs
place the EHAC link to the chain of survival here

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Incorporate the EHAC Standard Course into your LMS
http://www.deputyheartattack.org/courses/standard1.html
EHAC Resources at Your Finger Tips
FREE
Employee and Community Training Materials
http://www.deputyheartattack.org/ehac-training-your-community.html

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Place the EHAC Pledge here for me to give at the Opening Day
Congress
Thank You Jenn RDB

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