Taking on public enemy #1. Join the EHAC Posse!

• The Nation No 1 Killer of the Adult Population in the United States (600,000 yearly).

• The Plan here is to reduce this number in half (300,000 yearly). Plan is in effect and working!

BACKGROUND

PLAN AND REASONING• The Strategy is to develop ER Chest Pain

Centers in Hospitals along with Early Heart Attack Care

• Why Chest Pain Centers in Hospital ERs? What is Early Heart Attack Care (EHAC)?

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ?• There are over 1000 accredited Chest Pain

Centers in USA • And more than 650,000 EHAC Caregivers

ready to carry out Early Heart Attack Care.

ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTERS ARE NEEDED TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEART ATTACK CARE; HOW SO?

DISCOVERY THAT HEART ATTACKS HAVE BEGINNINGS THAT CAN BE FOUND AND STOPPED (INTERCEPTED)

• Beginnings in more than 50% of the cases, but present problems not readily apparent.

• Patient does not look sick, will sit down and hope symptoms will go away,denial

• Bystander becomes more of an Enabler than a Caregiver• The EHAC Course is designed to overcome this denial

and ends in taking an Oath.

EHAC ADDED AS FIFTH LINK IN THE CHAIN OF SURVIVAL AND PUBLISHED IN JEMS IN 1998

STRATEGY OF EHAC CAREGIVER SIMILAR TO BYSTANDER INVOLVEMENT IN CARDIAC ARREST CASES

• Survival of cardiac arrest and Heart Attack Saves goes up with more participation

• EHAC being spread by accrediting more Chest Pain Centers as all the employees must take

• EHAC being added to HeartSafe Communities and HeartSafe College Campuses

SPREADING OF EHAC

THE STRATEGY IS TO REACH ONE MILLION EHAC CAREGIVERS AND HAVE THE MESSAGE GO VIRAL,THAT … “ HEART ATTACKS HAVE BEGINNINGS” THAT IF IDENTIFIED AND ACTED UPON WILL SAVE COUNTLESS LIVES.

PLEDGE:I understand that heart attacks have beginnings that may include chest discomfort, shortness of breath and/ or arm pain, and weakness.

These may occur hours or weeks before the actual heart attack. I solemnly swear that if it happens to me or anyone I know, I will call 9-1-1 or activate our Emergency Medical Services.

EHAC ON GROUNDS: WHY OR WHY NOT?

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Dr. David Burt and Alexa Van Besien

WHY IT DOES MATTER: AN ANECDOTE

COUNTER ANECDOTE:

QUESTIONS FOR YOU:

How many of you have had a heart attack?

Family members or friends?

Signs and symptoms before hand that just did not listen to?

ADD ONE MORE TO THE LIST:

TestsHomeworkClubsJobInternshipsSocial Life

Save the world movements

COULD BE EHAC!

EHAC

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Make a Wish Foundation

Red Cross

Salvation Army

St. Jude’s

Feeding America

Susan G. Komen

WHY DOES THIS MATTER AT YOUR SCHOOL?

• Administrators, professors, at most vulnerable age

• Student athletes• High volume events: sporting events,

concerts, parties• Family members who come to visit• World at large

EHAC ALONE? TOUGH SELLHOW TO KEEP IT GREAT

• CPR courses and other health programs• Greek functions• Club organization meetings or events• EMS training• Independent tents at football games or other

sporting events• Farmer’s Markets• Etc.

UVA 2017 COMBO PACKET: EHAC & HEARTSAFE

• Inter-greek competition• Sporting events• Training “student teachers”

• Squad model• Athlete and a capella practices• Community events

HOW DO I BRING THIS HOME?

• Multitude of Online resources• Early Heart Attack Care App• EHAC Course – via download• Social Media

• Websites• Can make unique to your community

• But universal goals of EHAC

BENEFITS OF BEING A HEART HERO

• Educate • Local businesses, schools, health care

organizations, religious groups• Incentivize

• T-shirts, pins, local discounts• Raffles• Build the community

EHAC AND CHEST PAIN CENTERS: EVIDENCE OF OUTREACH

• Chest Pain Center near your university• Help with accreditation

STATISTICS: ON OUR SIDE

• Going into healthcare?• Unfortunate truth• Be on the right side: be prepared

PLEDGE:I understand that heart attacks have beginnings that may include chest discomfort, shortness of breath and/ or arm pain, and weakness.

These may occur hours or weeks before the actual heart attack. I solemnly swear that if it happens to me or anyone I know, I will call 9-1-1 or activate our Emergency Medical Services.