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CABARRUS COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />JULY 17, 2018 <br />6:30 P.M. <br />AGENDA CATEGORY: <br />Recognitions and Presentations <br />SUBJECT: <br />EMS - Mission Lifeline Gold Plus Recognition <br />BRIEF SUMMARY: <br />The Cabarrus County EMS system has received the American Heart <br />Association's 2018 Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Award for <br />continually sustaining quality improvement measures for the treatment of <br />patients who experience severe heart attacks. The Cabarrus County EMS <br />System previously received the Gold award in 2015 , 2016 and 2017 as <br />well as a silver award in 2014. <br />Mission: Lifeline's EMS recognition program recognizes those emergency <br />responders for their efforts in improving STEMI systems of care and <br />improving the quality of life for these patients. Emergency Medical System <br />providers are vital to the success of Mission: Lifeline. EMS agencies <br />provide access to 12 -lead ECG machines and follow protocols derived <br />from American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology <br />guidelines. The correct tools and training allow EMS providers to rapidly <br />identify the STEMI, promptly notify the medical center, and trigger an early <br />response from the awaiting hospital personnel. The goal is to restore <br />effective circulation to the heart as soon as possible. <br />Agencies that receive the Mission: Lifeline Gold award have demonstrated <br />at least 75 percent compliance for each required achievement measure <br />for two years and treated at least eight STEMI patients for each year. The <br />Cabarrus EMS System received 100 percent compliance in each <br />measure. The partnership we have with Cabarrus County, the American <br />Heart Association, Carolinas Health Care System Northeast, Cabarrus <br />County Communications, and City/County First Responder agencies <br />C-1 Page 14 <br />