Publication - Progress report
Scottish Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest data linkage project: 2018-2019 results
Report presenting the latest results of the Scottish out-of-hospital cardiac arrest data linkage project.
Glossary
| CHI | Community Health Index |
| CPR | Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation. This abbreviation is commonly used for delivery of Chest Compressions, with or without the addition of Rescue Breaths (‘mouth-to-mouth’, or ‘kiss of life’). |
| GRA | Global Resuscitation Alliance www.globalresuscitationalliance.org |
| ISD | Information Services Division |
| NSS | National Services Scotland |
| OHCA | Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest |
| SAS | Scottish Ambulance Service |
| Save a Life for Scotland | The SALFS partnership is composed of the following public and third sector organisations: the Scottish Government, Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Scottish Ambulance Service, the British Heart Foundation, British Red Cross, St John Scotland, Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland, Royal Life Saving Society, East Neuk First Responders, the University of Edinburgh, St Andrews First Aid, Lucky2BHere, Sandpiper Wildcat, and Joint Forces Command. www.savealife.scot |
| SIMD | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation. https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0050/00504809.pdf |
| Utstein template | Consensus reporting guidelines for OCHA data. It originated from an international multidisciplinary meeting held at the Utstein Abbey near Stavanger, Norway, in June 1990 |
| ‘Worked arrests’ | OHCA where resuscitation is attempted by SAS |
Contact
Email: SWStat@gov.scot
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