Lincoln’s survival rates for those in cardiac arrest improved in 2021 compared to 2020 and continue to rank above national averages in several categories. That’s according to the statistics released Thursday by Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and Lincoln Fire and Rescue (LFR). In both 2020 and 2021, LFR responded to 148 non-traumatic cardiac arrest cases – those caused by a medical event not due to a traumatic injury. Lincoln’s survival rate for these emergencies increased from 16.9% in 2020 to 20.3% percent in 2021. The national average is 9.1%. This means that of the 148 non-traumatic cardiac arrest cases in 2021, 30 people were saved, and Lincoln affords an 11.2% higher opportunity for patients to leave the hospital to continue a normal life with little to no physical deficit.