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Chest Compressions

Band employee jumps in a swamp to assist with cardiac arrest
Examining recommendations for EMS treatment of adult and pediatric cardiac arrest related to epinephrine, compression depth and rate, and double sequential defibrillation
Targeting the most common chief complaints and deadly diagnoses to consider in prehospital medicine
Bruce Seidel refers to the Mason City crew as the “The Fearsome Foursome”
Cumberland Fire and EMS will be purchasing video laryngoscopes and other EMS equipment
When Russ Winters was found unresponsive, his wife began doing chest compressions, then his daughter took over until paramedics arrived
Deprioritizing epinephrine in the order of interventions
Authorities were searching in vain for Jada Strong before her live stream alerted Facebook to her medical emergency
Dr. Gregory Stefano credited the Hiram EMS crew for playing a large role in saving the life of Frank Briggs
EMS agencies across the nation submitted educational music videos that featured a song that can help bystanders maintain the ideal rate for chest compressions
LSU Boyd James Oxley suffered no heart or brain damage due to the cardiac arrest, which doctors attributed to the quick response
A Delta passenger took to social media to ask the airline to start carrying the overdose drug to prevent this situation from happening again
Volunteer fire department president signed grant application for chest compression device that later saved his life
The fire department’s brand new LUCAS 3 Chest Compression System performed consistent and accurate chest compressions on the victim
The device’s manufacturer claims it to be a safe and efficient tool that standardizes chest compressions
Meta-analysis of the available research looks at primary and secondary patient outcomes of applying mechanical chest compression devices following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Salt Lake City Fire Department investigation finds no difference in the interruption to compressions between video and direct laryngoscopy
In-depth insights into the expert recommendations for chest compressions, AED use and suspected opioid overdose
Waveform capnography provides real-time feedback that BLS providers can use to make treatment decisions and improve care
Automatic chest compressors increase save rates from 3 percent to 45 percent
St. Paul FD trucks and ambulances to carry the active compression/decompression device for us on patients in cardiac arrest
The 16-year-old used his CPR training to start compressions until help arrived; he is also a volunteer firefighter with two departments