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Minnesota EMS Evidence I Every Second Counts UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA — CARDIAC ARREST The University of Minnesota Medical School's Center for Resuscitation Medicine explains that during cardiac arrest the brain stops receiving oxygen. Its director states that "Every minute we don't do anything about it, the chance of survival drops by 10%." U of M resuscitation researchers separately summarize the time sensitivity of advanced cardiac -arrest care this way: "Not just every minute counts, every second counts." MINNESOTA MOBILE RESUSCITATION CONSORTIUM When the U of M and Minnesota health -system partners launched the statewide mobile -resuscitation initiative, the University reported that among the targeted cardiac -arrest population, each additional 10-minute delay in treatment increased mortality approximately 15-25%. The program was designed specifically to move advanced resuscitation capability closer to patients and reduce treatment delay. MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH — STROKE MDH's Minnesota Stroke Program uses the message "Every Second Counts." MDH emphasizes rapid 911 activation, identifies EMS as part of the acute stroke team, and designs Minnesota's stroke system around getting patients rapidly to stroke -ready hospitals. MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH — TRAUMA MDH states that for a severely injured patient, the time between injury and definitive care is the most important predictor of survival and that survival diminishes as time passes. Minnesota's trauma system therefore uses specific EMS transport and performance -time measures. WHAT IT ESTABLISHES For cardiac arrest, stroke and major trauma, Minnesota medical institutions treat elapsed time as an outcome variable —not an administrative convenience. Delays measured in minutes, and in some circumstances seconds, can materially affect the opportunity for successful treatment. WHY IT MATTERS FOR STREET DESIGN A cul-de-sac does not cause a cardiac arrest, stroke or traumatic injury. The roadway becomes relevant after the emergency occurs. On a single -access residential street, the reliability of that one route becomes part of the emergency -response chain. Minnesota medical evidence therefore supports treating access reliability, redundancy and network design as legitimate EMS considerations independently of whether minimum Fire Code dimensions are satisfied. RAMSEY CONNECTION Ramsey Police has already articulated the operational connection in its own words: providing a second access to a long single -access street would "increase our ability to quickly render aid." Minnesota's medical evidence explains why that operational concern can matter to patient outcomes. Source note: I ne clinical percentages anove aescrloe the speciric caralac-arrest populations aiscussea by the cites u or ivi sources ana snoula not be generalized to every EMS call. U of M Medical School — cardiac arrest and survival by minute University of Minnesota — Every Second Counts U of M — Minnesota Mobile Resuscitation Consortium Minnesota Department of Health — Every Second Counts / Stroke Minnesota Department of Health — Minnesota Trauma System Ramsey Bowers Drive oublic-safetv record Minnesota EMS evidence I time -sensitive emergencies