Application/Key learning points: Cardiac arrest remains a considerable public health issue in New Zealand, with ischaemic heart disease being the second most prevalent cause of death in the country. This 36-page report is put together by St John to benchmark the care and treatment of patients experiencing an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. It measures and compares patient outcomes against other ambulance services. The benchmarking executive summary on p. 11 presents the performance measures.
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