ICE (Induced Cooling by EMS)
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Pictured left to right: Dr. Mary Ann Kolar,
Lt. Jeff Rockett, Paul Russell, Jane Bedford, sitting, Richard Greenman, Robby Brown
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Speaking at the 34th Annual ClinCon Conference at The
Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Fl, on Friday, July 11, Florida-based EMS
Medical Director Dr. Mary Ann Kolar astounded physicians and EMS
professionals with a presentation on the impressive results of the
Induced Hypothermia treatment protocol of post cardiac arrest patients
in Citrus County, Florida.
The presentation by Dr Mary Ann Kolar and
Chief Training Officer, Jane Bedford, RN, CCP included a report on
Nature Coast EMS's treatment results citing the National average of
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients that regain a pulse is 6.4% as
reported by the American Heart Association, in Citrus County, 27% of
cardiac arrest patients regain a pulse in the care of Nature Coast EMS.
A patient experiencing a cardiac arrest in Citrus County has a 4 times
greater chance of surviving than a patient experiencing a cardiac arrest
somewhere else. For the patients that remained in coma after
experiencing an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest that met the guidelines
for induced hypothermia, 100% of these patient have walked out of the
hospital, neurologically intact.
This simple treatment is able to bring a patient from a virtually
unrecoverable condition of coma after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
to waking up and going home. Richard Greenman and Paul Russell, two
survivors, spoke to the group in an effort to encourage the physicians
and EMS professionals to bring this life-saving treatment to their local
EMS services and hospitals. "I just want to say 'Thank You' for what
you do", said survivor Paul Russell. Mr Russell is now back at work at
Publix after experiencing a cardiac arrest at home in March. Both men
shared their experiences and said they only have short term memory loss
related to the day of their cardiac arrests.
Nature Coast EMS was the first EMS service in Florida to offer the ICE
protocol in partnership with Citrus Memorial Hospital, the first rural
hospital in the Nation to offer induced hypothermia for post cardiac
arrest patients.
The ClinCon Conference is designed to create an educational experience
that will help EMS Personnel provide the highest quality prehospital
care to their patients.
Nature Coast EMS is the sole provider of advanced life support in Citrus
County, located north of Tampa on Florida's nature coast.
For more information on ICE please contact:
Jane Bedford, RN, CCP
Chief Training Officer
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