By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid ...
By Joshua Jamerson Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS, Ohio — Not knowing whether “Anne” had suffered a heart attack or been waylaid by a criminal, central Ohio families ...
This is the conclusion to the current ECG Challenge. You may want to go back and review the initial history and clinical presentation. ...
When the firefighters and EMS personnel arrived on scene, they took over the lifesaving efforts en route to a local hospital ...
The Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS, Ohio — The first mobile coronary-care unit in the United States was developed in 1969 by Ohio State University and the Columbus Fire ...
RTT News CHICAGO — A Junior High School teacher in a Chicago suburb has died after choking on a hot dog at a Chicago Cubs game Sunday at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Tribune ...
By Jessica Johnson Mtairynews.com SURRY COUNTY, N.C. — Surry County Emergency Medical Services is asking for an increase of roughly $450,000 in the 2013-14 operating budget, ...
EMS is called to the residence of an 82 year old female with altered level of consciousness. At the time of EMS arrival the patient is found lying supine in bed. ...
By Betty Adams Kennebec Journal AUGUSTA, Maine — If you have a medical emergency anywhere in the city, paramedics will get there by ambulance or firetruck within about five ...
The acquisition of the 12-lead ECG in the field is theoretically not different from those obtained inside the emergency department. However, due to the unique prehospital ...
New or presumed new LBBB is no longer considered an indicator or equivalent of STEMI, and there is indeed a method to diagnose STEMI in the presence of a left bundle branch block. ...
The Sun HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING, England — Dad David Binks staged a miracle recovery after his heart stopped beating for more then 70 minutes. David's quick-thinking partner, ...
By Brandon Keim Wired.com STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Sam Parnia practices resuscitation medine. In other words, he helps bring people back from the dead — and some return with ...
The Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — A Transportation Security Administration agent is being credited with helping save the life of a passenger at Newark Liberty International ...
The Press Democrat SANTA ROSA, Calif. — An 8-year-old baseball player collapsed Saturday in Rohnert Park after being struck in the chest by a pitch, requiring CPR and a ...
TNT Magazine PERTH, Australia — Footage shows two-year-old Shaylar's mother, Amy Collard, carrying her daughter to the till of the supermarket frantically asking for help ...
By Bill Liss 11Alive MARIETTA, Ga. — What would you do if your child all of a sudden stopped breathing? It's a frightening scenario that one Marietta mother found herself ...
EMS is called to a local tennis court for a 63-year-old male complaining of chest pain. At the time of EMS arrival, the patient is found sitting on a bench. ...
The Toronto Star BEAMSVILLE, Ontario — Brett Beaulieu's father Dale had a heart attack while watching his son play hockey. He waited 30 minutes for an ambulance and ...
By Francine Frazier The Florida-Union Times JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Firefighters running in the Gate River Run stopped to administer CPR to a "streaker" who had ...
