POPULATION  OF  INTEREST

All MWDs with documented CPA.

INTENT  (EXPECTED  OUTCOMES)

• Return of spontaneous circulation.
• No evidence of organ injury (sustained CNS abnormalities, kidney or other organ compromise).
• Proper documentation of CPR in MWD’s medical record.

PERFORMANCE / ADHERENCE  MEASURES

• Number and percentage of patients in the population of interest (deployed MWDs) that sustained CPA.
• Number and percentage of patients in the population of interest (deployed MWDs) that regained spontaneous circulation at least once during CPR.
• Number and percentage of MWDs that survived the CPA event.

DATA  SOURCE

• Patient Record
• Department of Defense MWD Trauma Registry

SYSTEM  REPORTING  &  FREQUENCY

The above constitutes the minimum criteria for PI monitoring of this K9 CPG. System reporting will be performed annually; additional PI monitoring and system reporting may be performed as needed.

The system review and data analysis will be performed by direction of the Committee on K9 Combat Casualty Care Chair.