Defibrillator
Chris and Kelly tackle public access defibrillation and EMT safety
5 heartwarming reunions reflecting the profound impact medics have on the patients they save
Whether NFL player or firefighter, when one of our own goes down, the impacts are amplified beyond our routine responses
Spokane high school teammates Brody Graham and Grant Lichfield sprung into action when their coach suffered a cardiac arrest
When it became clear the woman’s heart rate was dangerously unstable, the jail staff used a defibrillator to restore her heartbeat to a normal rhythm
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
Lee was warming up for a Savannah Bananas game when he stopped breathing and collapsed
The negative association between number of airway attempts and neuro-intact survival following OHCA
Pool lifeguards started CPR, Endwell firefighters used an AED, Union Volunteer Emergency Squad medics used a Lucas Device and transported the child
“He didn’t have a pulse, he wasn’t breathing so I instantly started CPR — what I was trained to do,” said Toledo Fire & Rescue Firefighter Myles Copeland
“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
A bystander who stopped to perform CPR on the man said within minutes of dialing for help, a drone arrived overhead
The city council’s sergeant at arms officer performed CPR until paramedics arrived
Portland Paramedic Jeff Carrow and EMT Brad Smith responded to the former ambulance director’s cardiac arrest
It’s not your Baby Boomer model – it’s an all-out, high-tech, fully-integrated Millennial model representing the present and future tense of cardiac monitor/defibrillators
Denmark’s Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during the European Championship match against Finland on Saturday
AEDs will be distributed to first responder agencies statewide through the grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Researchers measured the aerosol size and quantity generated by compressions on a swine model before and after defibrillations
Two studies from the University of Minnesota examine early ECMO and the chain of survival
A serendipitous stop at a drive-in leads to saving a young man experiencing V-fib – and a new friendship
Using the stretcher as a tool in heads-up CPR
A man waiting to cast his vote on Tuesday suddenly dropped to the ground
Examining recommendations for EMS treatment of adult and pediatric cardiac arrest related to epinephrine, compression depth and rate, and double sequential defibrillation
Ron Morin, who has worked in EMS for 50 years and served as Carrabassett Valley fire chief for 17, crashed his truck after suffering a cardiac arrest in August
Deprioritizing epinephrine in the order of interventions
Using the stretcher as a tool in heads-up CPR
The 4 acceptable pauses in CPR
