{
  "id": 19206207,
  "title": "Community CPR and EMS intervention program did not increase survival after cardiac arrest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/community-cpr-and-ems-intervention-program-did-not-increase-survival",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-09T19:50:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-community-cpr-ems-intervention-survival.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A community-based program in North Carolina aimed at improving outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest did not result in a significant increase in patient survival with favorable brain function, according to a new study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions in Chicago. The trial, known as RACE-CARS, involved 60 North Carolina counties and lasted five years. The program included community-wide CPR education and training, as well as enhanced EMS efforts such as increased use of defibrillation before EMS arrival. However, the survival rate remained the same at 9% in both intervention and non-intervention communities. The study also found that bystanders performed CPR in 44.8% of cardiac arrests in intervention communities, compared to 42.3% in non-intervention communities, and that defibrillation occurred before EMS arrival in 13.5% of intervention communities, compared to 15.3% in non-intervention communities. Despite these findings, community participation in CPR training programs was high, with 5,724 events reaching 201,586 people.",
  "summary": "A comprehensive emergency medical services and community-based educational intervention in North Carolina focused on recognizing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and actions needed quickly to increase bystander CPR and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) did not significantly improve patient survival with favorable brain function, according to new, independent, preliminary,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}