Telecommunicator CPR (T-CPR) Resources
Related information about T-CPR and Dispatcher Assisted CPR resources can be found at the following links.
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AHA T-CPR Advisory Statement FAQ
Policy Positions from Stakeholder Organizations
- National Association of EMS Physicians: physician medial direction for emergency medical dispatch
- AHA Scientific Statements on T-CPR
- 2017 Statement: Emergency Medical Service Dispatch Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Prearrival Instructions to Improve Survival From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
- 2019 American Heart Association Focused Update on Systems of Care: Dispatcher-Assisted Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Cardiac Arrest Centers
- AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC, Part 4: Systems of Care (in “Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest” section)
Training/Education of Telecommunicators
- AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC, Part 5: Adult Basic Life Support and CPR Quality (in “Immediate Recognition and Activation of the Emergency Response System – Dispatcher-Assisted CPR” section)
T-CPR Quality Improvement Resources
- AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC, Part 4: Systems of Care (in “Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest” section)
T-CPR Infographics
- T-CPR Program Performance Process and Timeline
- Composition of EMS Calls for Service that Require Quality Assurance
- T-CPR Time Interval Standards
T-CPR Podcast
- AHA Digital Digest T-CPR Podcast
Peter Fromm, MPH, RN, Immediate Past-Chair for National ECC Systems of Care Subcommittee and Michael Kurz, MD, Chair for National ECC Systems of Care Subcommittee
T-CPR Survival Stories
RQI Telecommunicator Resources
- RQI Telecommunicator Website including “Pulse Check” tool
- RQI Telecommunicator Webinar