IAFC's Heart Safe Community Awards Application are Open!
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These annual awards, are sponsored by the PulsePoint Foundation, and are presented by the IAFC's EMS Section recognizing fire departments with creative approaches for improving therapies for patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes and sudden cardiac arrest. The awards recognize two categories:
- One agency serving a large community (population of over 100,000)
- One agency serving a small/mid-sized community (population under 100,000).
Awardees will be recognized at Fire–Rescue Med (FRM) on May 7.
The application period closes at 11:59 PM ET on March 7.
Criteria
Agencies and systems nominated will have demonstrated creative approaches to improving therapies for patients experiencing cardiac-related emergencies or SCA through:
- Access to emergency care
- Emergency medical dispatch
- AED access and first response
- Citizen Alerting
- Bystander CPR
- Advanced life support
- Data collection and review
- Additional information/enhancements to program
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Award recipients must submit a short description of their community program for presentation during FRM opening ceremonies. The award recipient stories will be featured in future white papers and case studies to promote best practices and the award program in the future.
Questions?
Contact the EMS Section staff liaison: Ken LaSala