EMS Cardiac Arrest Toolkit Grant Overview
Funded by The Duke Endowment
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- What is the EMS Cardiac Arrest Toolkit Grant?The EMS Cardiac Arrest Care Toolkit Grant Program is a competitive grant program funded by The Duke Endowment through the North Carolina Office of EMS.
A total of $1,750,000 will be made available to North Carolina EMS Systems through this program to purchase 12 lead ECG and waveform capnography equipment for permitted in-service EMS vehicles responding to 911 events.
- What is the Purpose of the Grant?The purpose of the program is to the EMS service delivery and patient care provided to the victims of sudden cardiac arrest. The goal of this grant is to improve the outcome of patients who are at risk for or experience an out of hospital cardiac arrest. The use of 12 lead ECG and waveform capnography devices has been shown to improve patient monitoring, resuscitation, and the rapid identification of patients who would benefit from a hospital with specific post cardiac arrest, ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), or intensive care capabilities.
The funding provided through this grant will be used to purchase 12 lead ECG and waveform capnography devices that will be distributed to EMS Systems and their EMS Agencies. It is the goal of this grant to assure that every permitted in-service North Carolina EMS vehicle responding to a 911 event has a 12 lead ECG and capnography device.
- Who is eligible to apply for 12 Lead ECG and Capnography equipment?Applications will only be accepted from an EMS System but the application should represent every EMS Agency within that EMS System. Any permitted in-service EMS vehicle that primarily responds to the scene of a 911 event is eligible for a 12 lead ECG and waveform capnography device.
EMS Vehicles that are eligible to receive 12 lead ECG and waveform capnography devices must be:
- Currently permitted as an ambulance or quick response vehicle within North Carolina
- Be part of the primary or back up response to the scene of a 911 dispatched event
The number of devices an EMS System is eligible for is based on the total number of vehicles responding to a 911 event that are in-service at any one time during a 24-hour day. For instance if an EMS System maintains 4 ambulances 24 hours per day and a QRV for 12 hours each day, the System would be eligible for a maximum of 5 12 lead ECG and 5 waveform capnography devices. Where possible, 12 lead ECG and capnography devices will be matched/integrated with existing multifunction monitor defibrillator equipment.
The following vehicles are not eligible to receive 12 lead ECG and capnography devices:
- Convalescent and Specialty Care Transport vehicles
- Vehicles that do not function as primary or backup 911 response (i.e. supervisor, rescue, etc.)
During the application review process, devices will be awarded in the following priority:
- Primary in-service 911 response vehicles that are not equipped with the devices
- Back-up in-service 911 response vehicles that are not equipped with the devices
- Primary in-service 911 response vehicles that need to replace aging equipment
- Back-up in-service 911 response vehicles that need to replace aging equipment
- When will the EMS Cardiac Arrest Toolkit Grant Application be available?The EMS Cardiac Arrest Toolkit Grant Application will be introduced during Emergency Medicine Today in October 2010. A special conference session will be held during EM Today to present the formal application details. Information will also be available during EM Today at the EMSPIC booth in the main exhibit hall. A minimum of 30 days will be provided for EMS Systems to complete the application once it has been released.
- What are the requirements EMS Systems must meet?
The EMS Cardiac Arrest Toolkit Grant funds will be awarded through a competitive process. Within the application, EMS Systems will be required to:
- Generate an EMS Cardiac Arrest Care Toolkit and describe the patient care and outcomes of cardiac arrest patients within their EMS System.
- Provide documentation that the EMS Agencies within the EMS System are submitting the NC EMS data elements as defined by the North Carolina College of Emergency Physicians (NCCEP) required dataset (based on the NEMSIS 2.2.1 standard). A data completion report is available through CIS.
- Provide documentation that key linkage data elements are being submitted correctly so that patient outcomes can be measured accurately. A linkage report will be available through CIS.
- Discuss the impact that 12 Lead ECG and/or Capnography will have on future performance and patient care outcomes through the performance measures contained within the EMS Cardiac Arrest Care Toolkit.
- Provide a detailed description of how the EMS System will use the 12 Lead ECG and/or Capnography devices assuring their availability at the scene of every 911 event.
- Agree to implement a Cardiac Arrest Triage and Destination Plan based on a template provided by the Office of EMS.
- Provide letters of support and documentation from the EMS System’s County Administration and Medical Director indicating a level of support required for successful of implementation of devices.
- Provide a budget with in-kind documentation to assure successful training, implementation, maintenance, and use of the devices. Device maintenance and training are considered in-kind.
- Develop a plan to assure completion and successful implementation of the funded project by June 30, 2011.
- What is the timeline for the EMS Cardiac Arrest Care Toolkit Grant Program?
Application Release October-November, 2010 Application is Due November-December, 2010 Review of Applications January-February, 2011 Notice of Grant Award February 2011 OEMS Purchase of Devices March-April, 2011 Distribution of Devices April-May 2011 EMSPIC Contact Office of EMS Contact Melissa Black
Phone: (919) 843-0191
Toll Free: (866) 773-6477
Email: mblack@emspic.orgSusan Rogers
Phone: (919) 855-4698
Fax: (919) 733-7021
Email: susan.rogers@dhhs.nc.gov