NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Pre or Post Arrival Arrest’
Definition : When the cardiac arrest occurred in relation to the arrival of fire department’s EMS personnel and whether CPR was performed before EMS personnel arrived.
Purpose : The effectiveness of bystander CPR on morbidity (or patient outcome) on a cardiac arrest patient can be determined.
Entry : Check or mark all applicable boxes. The intent here is to determine whether it was a pre-arrival or post- arrival arrest. If it was a pre-arrival arrest, check whether it was witnessed or whether bystander CPR was performed.
Element Specification
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Requirement | Optional |
| Element Type | Coded Field – The coded field relating to an entry in the code table. Most coded fields allow for Plus+ One codes. For these fields the expected length of the coded entry is depicted as (National length OR Plus+ One length). Only fields with this notation in the expected length column allow for Plus+ One definitions. If the user has not provided information, an empty field should be transmitted. |
PRE OR POST ARRIVAL ARREST CODES
Here are the NFIRS codes for the ‘Pre or Post Arrival Arrest’ element
| 1 | Pre-arrival arrest. |
| 2 | Post-arrival arrest. |
Transactions containing ‘Pre or Post Arrival Arrest’
The value of this element is captured by the following transaction :
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NFIRS Codes Cheat Sheet – NFIRS Coding – NFIRS Examples – FDIDs – POCs – NFIRS Transactions – NFIRS Modules – NFIRS Elements – NFIRS Rules – NFIRS Reference – NFIRS Compliant ?
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Last Updated on May 5, 2023