Cardiac First Response Report (CFR Report)

Data Collection Type
National data collections of health and social care in Ireland
Organisation

Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) is responsible for the development of the standard by which the data is collected. In addition PHECC develop the CFR Report which is utilised community first responder scheme members dispatched by the national ambulance service.

Year established

2008

Statement of purpose

To collect out-of-hospital cardiac arrests data on the patient population who suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in order to collect information on pre-hospital treatments, summarise outcomes and survival rates.

Coverage (geographical and temporal)

National coverage. All incidents where a community first responder who has completed a recognised Cardiac First Response course is in attendance.

Description/Summary

The Cardiac First Response (CFR) report is a two-part patient record which is completed for every patient contact by a trained community first responder who attends an incident. The data is collected in line with the international Utstein style template which ultimately summarises outcomes and survival rates.

Data users

Responders, research.

Data content

The CFR Report collects patient demographic data, detailed cardiac event related data such as: collapse, chest compressions, defibrillator, shock and return of spontaneous data. In addition medical interventions, medications administered and handover data.

Data dictionary

Not available.

Information Standard details CFR data set.

National-level identifier variables

PPSN and IHI are not included. There is a Unique Identifier on each form.

Equity stratifiers

Patient address is included.

Data collection methodology

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest data is collected on the CFR Report each time a trained responder attends an incident. In addition out-of-hospital cardiac arrest data is collected from the following sources: Patient Care Report (PCR) Ambulance Service National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) Systems, destination hospital/ emergency department (ED), GP systems. It is collated, verified and entered in to the national out-of-hospital cardiac arrest register (OHCAR).

Clinical coding scheme

Not in use.

Size of national collection

Information not available to PHECC as patient records processed and controlled by the licensed CPG provider who operates an ambulance service.

Publication frequency

Currently no annual report published for CFR report data collected.
The out-of-hospital cardiac arrest register (OHCAR) publishes an annual report based on data collected on Patient Care Report (PCR), which includes the CFR report data elements and other sources such as: National Emergency Operations Centre Systems, destination hospital/ emergency department (ED), GP systems.

Accessing data

Access to data through the individual licensed CPG provider who utilises the CFR report i.e. national ambulance service.
A CFR report copy is included in handover at the Emergency Department (ED)/destination facility and stored with the hospital record/chart. The second copy is returned to the licenced CPG provider organisation for storage.

Open data portal access

No.

Email contact
Telephone contact
Other comments

All PHECC information standards and related patient report forms are reviewed at least every three years to facilitate capture of care delivered in the pre-hospital environment by practitioners and compliance with national data collection standards.