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***MEDIA ADVISORY***
FIRE COMMISSIONER NICHOLAS SCOPPETTA, THE
NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE AND AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
TO ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF THE
PHENYCS CARDIAC ARREST STUDY
Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta tomorrow will be joined
by Dr. Sandro Galea from The New York Academy of Medicine
(the Academy), to announce the results of the “Pre-Hospital
Evaluation of New York Cardiac Survival” (PHENYCS) study.
Funded by the American Heart Association and in collaboration
with the FDNY, the Academy, and the Center for Pediatric Emergency
Medicine, the 12-month study was designed to assess the survival
rates of victims who suffered cardiac arrest in New York City
(cardiac arrest is characterized as a complete loss of heart
function) and compare those rates to a similar study conducted
10 years ago.
WHO: |
Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta; Chief of Department
Peter Hayden; Chief of Operations Salvatore Cassano;
EMS Chief of Operations John Peruggia; FDNY Dr. Neal
Richmond; and Dr. Sandro Galea, The New York Academy
of Medicine |
WHAT: |
Press Conference announcing the results of the PHENYCS
Study |
WHERE: |
FDNY Headquarters, First Floor Auditorium,
9 Metrotech Center, Downtown Brooklyn
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WHEN: |
Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at 2:00 PM |
**Photo-Op**
Press Contact: Francis X. Gribbon / David
Biling (FDNY) (718) 999-2056
http://www.nyc.gov/fdny
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