Pre-Arrival Readings for the Maryland Resuscitation Academy:

• "CPR Quality: Improving Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Outcomes Both Inside and Outside the Hospital: A Consensus Statement from the American Heart Association" (PDF, 1408 KB)

• "Community Approaches to Improve Resuscitation After Out-of-Hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest" (PDF, 554 KB)

• "Disparty in Cardiac Arrest Survival in the United States" (PDF, 207 KB)

• eBook: Ten Steps for Improving Survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (PDF or iBook for iPad, ~80 pages)

2013 Academy Lecture Slides

• The Importance of Time
  
  
  
  
• Bringing the Science Behind CPR into Practice
  
  
  
  
• Maryland Dispatch Systems

Other Suggested Readings and Media Resources:

Resuscitate! Second Edition: How Your Community Can Improve Survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest

By Mickey S. Eisenberg, M.D.

University of Washington Press, $35.00 (All attendees of our two-day academy will receive a copy at no charge.)