SAS® Analytics uncovers new heart attack treatments that extend survival rates in Wake County, NC
New approach honored at national emergency medical services conference(July 29, 2014) – Wake County (NC) heart attack victims have a better chance at survival thanks to new, analytics-driven recommendations from the county’s Emergency Medical Services. Based on a data analysis project conducted by the SAS Advanced Analytics Lab for State and Local Government, Wake County EMS changed its recommendations for how long to conduct CPR on cardiac arrest patients. Wake County EMS presented the findings at the National Association of