The VACAR Annual Report 2023-24 has been released, highlighting the outstanding achievements of the community, Ambulance Victoria & the health system in improving outcomes from #OHCA. Comments: facebook.com/ParamedProf/po… VACAR URL: tinyurl.com/4fpemyw7

People who suffer cardiac arrest are more likely to survive in Victoria than almost anywhere else in the world, and it’s not down to luck #CallPushShock theguardian.com/society/2025/m…

Congratulations to each of the 2024 Research Excellence Awardees honoured tonight for their success and thank you for sharing NHMRC’s vision of building a Healthy Australia. Read the full list of award winners on our website: ow.ly/KMf950VnRXB

Great example of why Victoria is one of the safest places in the world to suffer a Cardiac Arrest. Willing bystanders, the integrated GoodSAM and a ground breaking trial of the CellAED ultraportable AED #CallPushShock abc.net.au/listen/program…

Finally the results of the PACKMaN trial, double-blind RCT of ketamine vs morphine by paramedics, have been published… Paper can be found here: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S26… My sincere thanks to all the patients, paramedics, research teams and the funder (NIHR). 😔

My 100th publication was a bit of a passion project and very reassuring in its findings - you are far more likely to do your ACL than have a cardiac arrest on the ski slope, and OHCA outcomes are excellent ❄️ 🎿 🚑 heartrhythmopen.com/article/S2666-… Ambulance Victoria Research

Fantastic paper by Dr. Krista Fisher and team + Ziad Nehme Analysis of 694 young men 15-25yo presenting with anxiety Symptoms assessed by Ambulance Paramedics The paper suggests three main Anxiety typologies identified in this group sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🚨🚨🚨 Impact of #GoodSAM on Cardiac Arrest Outcomes in Victoria published in #MJA Survival to discharge was 37% more likely (risk-adjusted) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest if smartphone-activated volunteer responders arrived before #EMS. ‼️ Read on: doi.org/10.5694/mja2.5…

👏👏👏 Huge thanks to Ambulance Victoria's Resuscitation Coordinator, Belinda Delardes, and our Danish colleague, Mads Tofte for leading this work, and to our Ambulance Victoria colleagues responsible for the GoodSAM program who grow the initiative from strength to strength every year!

📱🚑 New research from Victoria shows survival after cardiac arrest is 37% more likely when GoodSAM smartphone-activated responders arrive before paramedics. Early CPR: ✅ Early defib: ✅ Lives saved: ✅ Tech + community = impact. #CallPushShock #CPR #AED

🔓Patterns of Acute #GHB Harms Requiring #Ambulance Attendance: Should Greater Focus Be on Regional Areas? Naomi Beard, James Wilson, Bosco C. Rowland Ziad Nehme Dan Lubman Dr Rowan P. Ogeil Turning Point Barwon Health Monash Addiction Research Centre Ambulance Victoria doi.org/10.1111/dar.14…

📣 We are very pleased to announce that the 2025 #ImpactFactor of #Resuscitation is 4.6! Thanks to our editors, reviewers, authors, and readers who made this possible!

Session 3 of today's What's New in Resuscitation 2025 was on Cardiology ❤️‍🩹 We explored emerging innovations in cardiovascular care, examined the impact of COVID-19 on cardiac arrest management, and discussed sex-specific approaches to chest pain, along with updates to evolving

Last week, NSW Police made the decision to end a trial of AEDs in police patrol cars, and remove the units entirely. We are calling on Chris Minns and Police Minister Yasmin Catley to urgently intervene to reverse this life-threatening decision. heartfoundation.org.au/media-releases…

Congratulations and welcome to our 59 new graduate ambulance paramedics! 👏 👏 45 of our new paramedics are will be on their way to regional Victoria for their on-road training shortly, while 14 will be placed in metropolitan Melbourne. MORE: bit.ly/3U4SmWN

Ambulance Victoria Victoria University Dr. Niamh Cummins Ziad Nehme Tony Walker ASM A/Prof Louise Reynolds 🇦🇺PhD🇦🇺 Craig Evans, MEd Robert Davidson 🇨🇦 Paramedic Association of Canada(PAC) Tracy Nicholls OBE For a recent update on the development of the Centre of Excellence for #paramedicine at Victoria University, the Program Overview prepared for the Inquiry into Ambulance Victoria Hearing of 13 June 2025 provides a good snapshot. #health #EMS #community parliament.vic.gov.au/4a1cb6/content…