Latest Coverage on the 56% Survival Rate

Check out this story from KIRO 7 News on the steadily improving statistics for survival of cardiac arrest in the Seattle region, thanks to the paramedics and community's commitment to the Medic One Foundation.

 

 

 

 

See this post for more information and to see Patti Payne's column on the survival rate.

Survival Rate for Cardiac Arrest Rises in Seattle

Patti Payne's most recent column gives hopeful news that the Seattle area is the best place to be in the nation for surviving a heart attack, particularly as the survival rate continues to increase. The survival rate for ventricular fibrillation, a common form of heart arrest when the heart stops beating, is now up to 56 percent in the Seattle region. This is compared to between 2 and 25 percent nationally and is the highest reported survival rate in the world.

Medic One Foundation's Executive Director, Jan Sprake, said the increase in survival rates is in direct correlation to the Foundation's "commitment to constant medical review to ensure the quality of pre-hospital emergency care."

"Seattle Medic One is the gold standard for pre-hospital care," Sprake said.

The steadily improving statistics of survival are a testament to the paramedics and community's commitment  to the Medic One Foundation, which is solely funded by charitable donations to ensure life-saving, top-quality training in the region.


For more information on the Medic One Foundation, click here.

Lily throws a strike!

Last night, 9-year-old Lily James threw out the first pitch at the Mariners game alongside Phil Pierson, the Medic One paramedic who saved her life three years ago.

In July 2009, Lily nearly drowned and her feet were almost severed when an inflatable on her family's boat flew off and she was caught in the tow rope. For Lily's complete story, please see the previous blog post.

Before the pitch, Paramedic Phil Pierson was presented with the Medic One Foundation's "Spirit of Team Play Award," for exemplifying integrity, teamwork and compassion while on the job.

Check out these photos of Lily and Phil taken last night at Safeco Field:

Mom, Dad and Lily meet the Mariner Moose!

The Pierson Family meets the Mariner Moose!

Phil receives the Medic One Foundation "Spirit of Team Play Award."

Lily waits to throw out the first pitch with her father, Greg James.

Phil hands Lily the baseball for the first pitch.

It's a strike!

Lily gets an autograph from Mariners Outfielder Michael Saunders.

Got the autograph!

Lily, Mom and the signed baseball.

Medic One paramedic students train in simulated high-risk situations

On Thursday, April 28 at the Everett fire training grounds Medic One students had the chance to train in high-risk situations. They trained using drills in which they practiced rescuing at high altitudes, as well as in confined underground spaces.

The training session, funded by the Medic One Foundation, integrated the rescue practices of fire-fighters that paramedics aren’t often trained in, giving them a special skill-set that most paramedics across the country do not have.

Check out this article about the training in the Everett Herald: