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Sources of Information

A comprehensive cardiac arrest registry should ideally obtain all the following pieces of information following a cardiac arrest. Clearly, depending on the outcome, selected pieces of data will not be available. Autopsy reports are generally not performed for expected deaths. Some of this information can only be obtained as part of a formal quality improvement program.

Dispatch tape including times and interrogation

EMT incident report

EMT AED digital recording and resuscitation summary

Paramedic incident report

Paramedic digital recording and resuscitation summary

PAD digital recording if a PAD AED was used

Hospital discharge record

Death certificate

Autopsy report

Interview with patient or spouse or partner or bystanders (in the event of an arrest in public)