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• 5 tips for managing the PEA cardiac arrest patient

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  Since the differential diagnosis for PEA is wide and ACLS offers little guidance, try these tips to improve the chances of patient survival

• Tenn. paramedic dies while hiking the Great Smoky Mountains

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  His brother and park medics performed CPR for an hour trying to save Harold Thompson, 58, after he went into cardiac distress while hiking

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• How can a mechanical CPR device fit into your EMS service?

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  Educate partners and update CPR protocols while considering how to deploy a mechanical CPR device in the field

• Texas woman earns CPR certification after paramedics save her life

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  Cypress Creek EMS paramedics were reunited with Betsey Raierie seven years after she went into cardiac arrest

• LSU students save professor after sudden cardiac arrest; EMS calls response 'phenomenal'

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  LSU Boyd James Oxley suffered no heart or brain damage due to the cardiac arrest, which doctors attributed to the quick response

• Fla. city police cars now equipped with AEDs

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  The $9,864 purchase included the new Physio-Control AEDs, carrying cases, pads for adults and children and an eight-year warranty on each device

• Ind. FDs are encouraging the public to download the PulsePoint app

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  St. Joseph County is the second area in the state to use the app, made possible through a partnership between Ind. cities, townships and the 911 dispatch center

• Progressive cardiac protocol improves neurologically-intact discharge rates

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  Jackson County EMS’s cardiac arrest and STEMI protocols demonstrate how leadership and front-line crews can come together to save lives

• American Heart Association approves $14 million in research grants to four universities

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  The grants will help form a national collaboration of scientists to focus on improving patient outcomes in heart disease and stroke cases

• The grant that saved his life

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  Volunteer fire department president signed grant application for chest compression device that later saved his life

• NY man thankful to first responders for second chance at life

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  Richard VanTroost, 66, wanted to personally thank and shake hands with the first responders who saved his life when he suffered a heart attack

• Cleveland ambulance breaks down during cardiac arrest transport

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  It took 10 minutes for a replacement ambulance to pick up the patient and continue transporting him to the hospital

• In praise of the checklist for error prevention

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  Complex and life-dependent systems often fail in their reliance on experience and professionalism alone

• What we can learn about documentation and duty from Michael Jackson

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  Paramedic Richard Senneff knew he would eventually be in court as soon as he recognized his cardiac arrest patient was the ‘King of Pop’

• Fla. first responders dubbed heroes for saving man after 45 minutes of CPR

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  Shabiah Gordon was in cardiac arrest and first responders began chest compressions for the next 45 minutes until they maintained a pulse

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