Our Mission
When a heart stops, we’re just getting started
If you’re reading this, you’re likely aware of the tremendous disparity in out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest survival across the U.S. and around the world.
Survival rates vary from less than 5% to 60%+ depending on the community you’re in.
Yet where you live still determines if you live, and that’s not OK.
Immediate, high-quality CPR and defibrillation is the single most important determinant of a patient’s survival. We know this — the science is established, the techniques are proven, the results speak for themselves.
With high survival rates hovering at 60% in Seattle and King County Washington, it’s clear that managers and directors of EMS systems can learn the steps necessary to save more lives. And that’s why the Resuscitation Academy exists.
Since 2008 when our first grant was received, the Resuscitation Academy has been committed to helping communities worldwide learn how to develop and implement a concrete plan of action to improve survival.
With roots in public health, academic medicine and emergency medical services, our organization partners with the best minds in resuscitation science to develop life-saving training workshops, share resources and raise the bar on global resuscitation standards.
Reaching more communities than ever before
The Resuscitation Academy is supported by an incredible group of committed allies.
Our grateful thanks to national EMS leaders, King County and the City of Seattle, and organizations such as the Global Resuscitation Alliance, Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington for serving as RA workshop faculty and thought leaders.
Thanks to our 3,000 Resuscitation Academy alumni from 700 communities around the world, we’ve also created the Resuscitation Academy Network — a unique online gathering place to stay up to date on RA news and workshops, access resources and connect with other professionals.
We’re also expanding the Resuscitation Academy footprint via RA Lighthouse Communities — those that help spread the RA message by acting as mentors for neighboring communities and sharing the knowledge gained from attending a Resuscitation Academy workshop. Click for information on becoming a Lighthouse Community.
Improvement is within our grasp
Thanks to committed leaders like you, we’re harnessing our collective power to help ensure more cardiac arrest patients return home to their families. Contact us for information on attending a workshop, sharing ideas or engaging a consultant to help accelerate your resuscitation quality improvement efforts.