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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 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
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“The deputies are not EMTs or paramedics, but these devices cannot do the patient any harm,” said Morgan County Safety Coordinator Jonathan Warner
The approval for new AEDs, cardiac monitors and CPR devices follows an inspection showing that most Eddy County fire vehicles lacked working AEDs
A bystander who stopped to perform CPR on the man said within minutes of dialing for help, a drone arrived overhead
Eligible regional activities under AFG are Vehicle Acquisition, Training, Equipment, Wellness and Fitness, and PPE activities
Project Heart Beat has placed more than 9,000 defibrillators citywide
Portland Paramedic Jeff Carrow and EMT Brad Smith responded to the former ambulance director’s cardiac arrest
Register AEDs through the PulsePoint AED app and you could win a $500 Amazon gift card or $5,000 of AEDs for your community
Colton Davis’ death in 2019 spurred his parents, Brett and Erin Davis, to start a fundraiser to help purchase AEDs for LaPorte County first responders
North Carolina’s HeartRescue program was also shown to improve bystander CPR rates, but only increased survival rates for white people, not Black people
Bryan Bledsoe: “EMS must be fixed with bulldozers not tweezers”
Reviewing the pediatric evidence for stay and play or load and go
The county plans to offer community trainings in CPR, Stop the Bleed and naloxone administration
Denmark’s Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during the European Championship match against Finland on Saturday
Bristol Health (Conn.) EMS Paramedic Taylor Gonzalez, 31, responded when fellow Army veteran James Whalen, 70, suffered a heart attack while swimming
EMS providers reported several encounters with the suspect, including one in which he was allegedly carrying a firearm
AEDs will be distributed to first responder agencies statewide through the grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Band employee jumps in a swamp to assist with cardiac arrest
Doctors said the blow to the boy’s chest disrupted his hearth rhythm, causing a sudden cardiac arrest
Moore Fire Department Lt. Alex Meron and Paramedic Chelsee Meron found the man pulseless in the baggage claim area
Members of Reading Hospital’s EMS leadership team were in the employee cafeteria when the coworker collapsed
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The city of Hobart took advantage of a trade-in deal to replace its older cardiac monitors and AEDs
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Researchers measured the aerosol size and quantity generated by compressions on a swine model before and after defibrillations
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Black and Hispanic neighborhoods were found to have lower rates of bystander AED use than white neighborhoods
Learn how advanced cardiac resuscitation techniques lead to increased survival in OOH cardiac arrest
An Delta Ambulance employee discovered the burglary upon reporting to work last week
The AED donated by Atlantic Ambulance will be on hand at all Peabody West Little League events, and the service will host training sessions for league members
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. worked with Peel Region Paramedic Services to test the ability of a drone to deliver AEDs to lay responders
Preventing hypoxia with apneic oxygenation
The drone is designed to deliver an AED, a tourniquet and Narcan to 911 callers before ambulance units arrive