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Telecommunicator CPR (T-CPR) Resources
Related information about T-CPR and Dispatcher Assisted CPR resources can be found at the following links.
Please note that the American Heart Association is not responsible for information presented on websites other than our own. The links provided are for convenience only, and are not an endorsement of either the linked-to entity or any product or service.
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