2008 Medic One's survival rate for witnessed cardiac arrests due to heart disease prior to EMS arrival with initial rhythm of ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia was 49%. The average response time for basic life support personnel for cardiac arrests from time of 9-1-1 being dialed to arrival is 4 minutes 40 seconds and for advanced life support personnel is 9 minutes 45 seconds. In 2008, 58% (530/920) of EMS-treated cardiac arrests not witnessed by EMS in Seattle & King County CPR was initiated by a bystander. Endotracheal intubation Seattle Medic One's first-pass success rate for oral endotracheal intubation is 75% (years 2001–2005). Its overall success rate is 98.4%. Research Cardiac Arrest Blood Study (CABS) AutoPulse Assisted Prehospital International Resuscitation (ASPIRE) Trial Transthoracic Incremental Monophasic Versus Biphasic by Emergency Responders (TIMBER) Dispatcher-Assisted Resuscitation Trial (DART) Emergency Medical Technician Treatment of Hypoglycemia in the Field Induced Hypothermia for Cardiac Arrest Patients Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium SPHERE Hypertension Intervention Study At-Home Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Training Study Footnotes References USA Today: Six Minutes to Live or Die Seattle Medic One King County Medic One Medic One Foundation Medic One 40th Anniversary: Seattle Channel Public Health - Seattle & King County EMS Division's 2009 EMS Annual Report Public Health - Seattle & King County EMS Division's 2008 EMS Annual Report Public Health - Seattle & King County EMS Division's 2007 EMS Annual Report Public Health - Seattle & King County EMS Division's 2006 EMS Annual Report Public Health - Seattle & King County EMS Division's 2005 EMS Annual Report Public Health - Seattle & King County EMS Division's 2004 EMS Annual Report Public Health - Seattle & King County EMS Division's 2003 EMS Annual Report Seattle Fire Department Annual Report 2017 Medic One/EMS 2014-2019 Strategic Plan - King County 2008-2013 Medic One/Emergency Medical Services Strategic Plan 2002 Strategic Plan Update of the 1998-2003 Emergency Medical Services Strategic Plan South King County Medic One Feasibility Study, 2004 Emergency Medical Services Ambulance services in the United States Medical and health organizations based in Washington (state) Emergency services in Washington (state)