§ Mr. FabricantTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the percentage of patients who achieve return of spontaneous circulation at the point of admission following(a) cardiac arrests and (h) heart attack having been delivered to (i) Stafford General Hospital, (ii) Burton District General Hospital and 259W (iii) Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield by the Staffordshire Ambulance Service for each of the last two financial years. [61902]
§ Ms JowellThe information for part(a) is listed in the table. Many patients suffering a heart attack (myocardial infarction) do not have a cardiac arrest and do not lose spontaneous circulation. These are therefore not included in the table.
Percentage Hospital 1996–97 1997–98 Stafford General 20.5 19.0 Burton District General Hospital 17.1 19.0 Good Hope 22.9 15.2 Source:
Staffordshire Ambulance Service Cardiac Arrest Audit April 1997—March 1998