medic417
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A big reason why King County Medic 1 has such a high cardiac arrest survival rate is due to the extremely high involvement, awareness, and accessibility of CPR education/training, and the availability of AED's located throughout the city. Seattle has the most AED's located in public places then any other city in the US, and also the highest # of lay persons per capita trained in CPR. When you call 911, the operator will tell you where to locate the closest AED. Their medics are tip top, but there's a bit more to it. Just FYI.
Also very high because they eliminate many codes as non qualified for various reasons. Just like all stats there is more to them than meets the eye.