Cardiac arrest
Full list of Cardiac arrest results
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Remember 2 Things: Pit crew techniques – defibrillator pads
–In this episode of Remember 2 Things, Steve Whitehead stresses the importance of learning how to run a cardiac arrest with maximum efficiency. In this video, he describes two ways of getting defibrilator pads on the patient's chest faster and more accurately.
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Remember 2 Things: Become a better compressor
–In this episode of Remember 2 Things, Steve Whitehead discusses the importance of high-quality, uninterrupted chest compressions, and two things providers should remember when administering them to cardiac arrest patients.
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Off-duty Wis. fire chief helps save man in cardiac arrest
–Chief Steven Davis said a woman in his neighborhood knocked on his door and said her son-in-law was not breathing
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Bolstering the EMS role in the community through mobile integrated healthcare
–A closed-loop, full-spectrum and comprehensive health information exchange validates the difference EMS makes for patient outcomes
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EMS World Expo Quick Take: How to care for lay responders who perform CPR
–Diffusing and debriefing lay responders can mitigate traumatic stress and reduce the risk of post-traumatic injury from the experience of performing CPR
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App alerted good Samaritan to man in cardiac arrest
–The app, PulsePoint, allows users to view and receive alerts on calls being responded to by fire departments and emergency medical services
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Citizen CPR Foundation aims to improve SCA survival rates
–Citizen CPR Foundation officials announced new strategies to increase the survival rate of sudden cardiac arrest victims
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Article Bites: To tube or not to tube in cardiac arrest?
–Investigators studied favorable neurological outcomes in cases where paramedics were randomized to use endotracheal intubation or supraglottic airways
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Fla. EMS chief hospitalized after cardiac arrest
–Lake County Fire Rescue EMS Chief Dan Miller is in critical condition after experiencing cardiac arrest
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First responders witness fatal stabbing while performing CPR
– 3Emergency crews heard a struggle in an adjacent room while they were performing CPR on a man who had suffered a heart attack and called the police for assistance
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Crowdsourcing the AHA Chain of Survival with Amazon’s Alexa
–Researchers have taught Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri to recognize the unique auditory signature of agonal breathing that heralds early cardiac arrest
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New tech in ambulances gives real-time monitoring capabilities to Ark. first responders
–The Bella Vista Fire and EMS Department among first in the nation to launch cerebral oximetry machines in two of its ambulances
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1 dead, 8 children injured in Miss. school bus crash
–Authorities believe the bus driver suffered a medical emergency before the bus crashed and ended up on its side in a ditch
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EMTs, ED staff shock Ohio man's heart 34 times
–Dr. Gregory Stefano credited the Hiram EMS crew for playing a large role in saving the life of Frank Briggs
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Ambulance response time a factor in Miss. wrongful death suit
–In 2018, Elizabeth Neal experienced congestive heart failure and an ambulance did not arrive on the scene until an hour after the call went out
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