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Community risk reduction and improving mental health resources for providers
Whether NFL player or firefighter, when one of our own goes down, the impacts are amplified beyond our routine responses
While possible R-on-T phenomenon could induce cardiac arrest, treatment is the same: standard AHA protocols for VF arrest
The Erie County Sheriff’s Office chief medical officer, EMS providers and bystanders had a similarly quick response
Patients who may benefit from ECMO will be moved to an emergency department sooner
“They rushed over,” said Anderson Township Fire Department member Curtis Yuskewich
Bay Village’s Jeremy Gillespie ran over and helped responders perform CPR on Maui Firefighter Tre Evans-Dumaran
“The opportunity to dramatically transform cardiac arrest response and improve outcomes is now possible,” said Rory Beyer, Avive co-founder and president
Ethan Moriniti, 20, immediately began CPR and used an AED before first responders arrived
With resuscitation in the spotlight this week, the Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad raised awareness of how the public can help
Medical professionals lament how quickly ESPN cut away from the life-saving actions of medical staff after the collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin
The NFL safety “continues to progress remarkably in his recovery,” the team says
“The man grunted, fluttered his eyelids,” said Lt. Adam Jordan after he used an AED on the collapsed man. “I talked to him a little bit, I said, ‘Welcome back.’”
Linda Messo had just finished a CPR refresher course when she saw Michael Cacciopolli, who vomited and fell unconscious
A year ago, Murphy Jensen went into cardiac arrest during a friendly competition against his brother
Broward Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael B. Kane: “Testing could not empirically establish that the fire station alerting system worked properly at the time”
During Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month, the nonprofit is gathering AED location data for its registry
The West Allis Fire Department is educating its community and improving OHCA survival rates
The Bicycle Emergency Response Team is engaging the community, while providing quick response to difficult-to-access venues
The 4-Minute City program is designed to place 300 units across Cumberland County
“We’re really proud how this showed the whole system works, from the dispatcher, the firefighters to the bystanders,” said Decatur Fire & Rescue Fire Chief Tracy Thornton
3,213 EMS providers speak up about job satisfaction, effective leadership, safety and innovation in the EMS Trend Survey
The previous director said someone in that role could work on things such as the firefighter cancer surveillance program, the city’s AED program and workplace safety training
Jamie Jill, an Arlington County EMT, and Lindy Prevatt, an ED nurse, performed chest compressions on John Clements, who was transported to a hospital
Pool lifeguards started CPR, Endwell firefighters used an AED, Union Volunteer Emergency Squad medics used a Lucas Device and transported the child
The golfer, Steve Levin, has since had Lincolnwood Fire Department members conduct CPR training at his law firm and wants to raise public awareness of CPR
Crews with Richmond Ambulance Authority participated in a spontaneous CPR/AED demonstration in coordination with the American Heart Association of Virginia
The award recognizes agencies that have demonstrated creative approaches to improving therapies for patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes and sudden cardiac arrest
Learn how Avive’s new AED & response system can improve systems of care
Without first responders’ quick actions, survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests fall by 7-10% every minute
Members of the Springdale Fire Department were in Wisconsin for a meeting about a fire truck
“Take CPR classes, because you can save lives with them,” said Bob Odenkirk, who suffered a heart attack and was transported to a hospital last year
“The deputies are not EMTs or paramedics, but these devices cannot do the patient any harm,” said Morgan County Safety Coordinator Jonathan Warner
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