RQI Telecommunicator CPR
A Patient In Cardiac Arrest Has Just 600 Seconds Before Death Becomes Irreversible
Every second without CPR decreases a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival. That’s why the actions taken by emergency telecommunicators can mean the difference between life and death.
The most effective way to increase bystander CPR rates is by providing real-time CPR instructions to 911 callers. RQI T-CPR is a low-dose, high-frequency, blended-learning quality improvement program designed to improve competency and performance in the delivery of telecommunicator CPR (T-CPR). The RQI Telecommunicator CPR program gives emergency telecommunicators the tools they need to improve the quality of care they deliver to a patient in cardiac arrest.
RQI is partnering with systems around the country to save more lives from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by proactively and positively changing the standard of resuscitation education for public safety telecommunicators.
How RQI T-CPR Helps You Save More Lives
One-On-One Coaching
Quarterly simulations and debriefing with an RQI T-CPR coach, based on real-life situations, provide telecommunicators with the skills and confidence to quickly recognize cardiac arrest and provide immediate high-quality CPR instructions.
Measure and Improve
RQI T-CPR Analytics, powered by FirstWatch, give emergency communications center leaders critical information about performance, allowing them to focus on the areas in need of most improvement.
Verified Competence
RQI T-CPR is the only program that offers an American Heart Association T-CPR credential specific to the unique and critical role of telecommunicators in the chain of survival.
The RQI T-CPR Essentials course offering now available for purchase on ShopCPR designed for single use and delivered to learners online — allowing telecommunicators to complete the four hours of T-CPR training while on duty at a console and eliminating impacts on staffing or overtime often associated with training. Topics include understanding the first 600 seconds, identifying cardiac arrest, coaching high-quality telephone CPR, caller management, and special circumstances in resuscitation.
Avoid Skills Decay With The Only AHA Credential Created Specifically For Telecommunications
Available only through the RQI T-CPR program, emergency telecommunicators can now earn a professional, competency based American Heart Association resuscitation credential.
RQI T-CPR is a resuscitation education and quality journey that never stops improving a learner’s competence, confidence, and ability to save more lives. At the heart of RQI is low-dose, high-frequency education delivered quarterly, with robust analytics to pinpoint areas of improvement and opportunities for growth. RQI T-CPR’s digital platform is synced with the latest American Heart Association science, guidelines, and updates, which does more than keep telecommunicators compliant—it verifies they are competent to recognize cardiac arrest and deliver high-quality CPR instructions.
RQI T-CPR Resources
T-CPR Program Brochure
Our comprehensive program guide provides an in-depth look at the RQI T-CPR curriculum, the three different program levels, and the value of our life-saving approach. We encourage you to start with this guide and contact us to setup a time to discuss your specific needs.
Guide to Implementing T-CPR
Case Studies
Insights
Grant Handbook
Resuscitation eBook
Webinar: Strengthening the Chain of Survival
Is Your Team Operating Within High-Performance Standards?
Traditional, one-and-done training models do not provide the sustainable, long-term performance improvement that is needed to save more lives from cardiac arrest.
Telecommunicator CPR
* These recommended performance intervals should be as short as possible and are provided to demonstrate minimal acceptable performance.
For full Telecommunicator CPR recommendations and performance measures, please visit the American Heart Association here.
RQI Analytics powered by
If you’re not measuring your performance, you don’t know if you’re meeting T-CPR standards. That’s why RQI Partners joined forces with FirstWatch, the industry leader in turning public safety data into meaningful information and improvement, to create RQI T-CPR Analytics. RQI T-CPR Analytics gives you the data you need to measure resuscitation quality in your system, including time to recognition and delivery of CPR, and save more lives.
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RQI T-CPR is recognized by the IAED and Priority Dispatch as the preferred solution to build and increase competence in rapid recognition of OHCA and initiation of high-quality telephone CPR instructions. Emergency telecommunicators who maintain their AHA RQI for Telecommunicators credential receive two hours of EMD CDE credit annually.
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Learn more about how RQI T-CPR is helping emergency communications centers continuously improve their ability to quickly recognize cardiac arrest and instruct callers to perform high-quality CPR.
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