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SFFD reports steady cardiac arrest survival, APOT improvement and expanded mutual aid experience
Summary
At the Oct. 9 Fire Commission meeting the department reported a 34.78% cardiac arrest survival rate, a 4‑minute improvement in ambulance patient‑offload time, expanded mutual‑aid overhead deployments this summer and ongoing training and inspection shortfalls noted in the Bureau of Fire Prevention.
The San Francisco Fire Department told the Fire Commission on Oct. 9 that key operational and EMS metrics held steady while training and inspection workloads remain strained. Deputy Chief Simon Pang reported that the department’s cardiac arrest survival (return of spontaneous circulation at the hospital) stood at 34.78 percent for September, and that ambulance patient‑offload time improved by four minutes from the previous month.
“The cardiac arrest survival rates … we are standing very steady at a rate of, 34.78 percent survival rate,” Deputy Chief Simon Pang said while reviewing EMS performance charts. He also said Narcan administration and overdose responses are trending down and that community paramedicine…
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