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County cardiac‑arrest task force work reaches South Pasadena; local plan, Heart Safe community work to be drafted
Summary
LA County task force members and South Pasadena emergency leaders briefed the commission on a 12‑month effort to boost survival from out‑of‑hospital cardiac arrest, including local data, AHA 2030 targets and a planned Heart Safe community process; staff will return in the fall with a local plan and ask for endorsement.
Public health and emergency medical services experts told the Public Safety Commission on May 12 that a county cardiac‑arrest task force will work with South Pasadena to identify gaps and pursue the American Heart Association’s 2030 objectives for improved survival and bystander intervention.
The matter is significant because survival from out‑of‑hospital cardiac arrest depends on rapid recognition, bystander CPR and early defibrillation; the county’s task force aims to raise bystander CPR and AED use while improving overall neurologically intact survival to hospital discharge by 2030.
Dr. Michael Stone, presenting as an EMS fellow, described the task force as a 12‑month, multidisciplinary effort convened by the…
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