ALCO EMS
LEMSA at Alameda County EMS
Alameda County EMS is a high performance EMS system located in the Bay Area of Northern California.There are over 140,000 9-1-1 call each year in the system.
Latest posts by ALCO EMS (see all)
- EMS Recognition Awards 2016 - August 12, 2016
- Senior Injury Prevention Program – Educational Forum 2016 - April 13, 2016
- System Leadership Changes - January 8, 2016
Alameda County EMS has a comprehensive and proactive AED/PAD proram. The goal of the AED/PAD Program is to participate actively in strengthening the links in the chain of survival in the county.
THE CHAIN OF SURVIVAL
- Early Recognition – witnessing an event
- Early Access – calling 911
- Early CPR
- Early Defibrillation
- Early Advanced Care – EMS responders begin advanced life support
A recent study in the Journal of American College of Cardiology [1] has shown worse neurologic outcomes for patients receiving epinephrine during cardiac arrest. The study, “Is Epinephrine During Cardiac Arrest Associated With Worse Outcomes in Resuscitated Patients,” looked at resuscitated patients who received epinephrine and those who did not during cardiac arrest. Good neurologic outcome was defined as a Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) score of one or two.
