CPR
An EMT reflects on the intersection of duty, faith and humanity
Compression rate, depth and fraction are measures of high-quality CPR
Make sure each of your service’s cardiac arrest patients get the best chance of survival by prioritizing high-quality CPR in training and in practice
“This is something I’ll have nightmares about for the rest of my life,” said Alex Pollak, who worked at the concert
This year’s topics include video-based dispatch systems, COVID-19 infection risk to rescuers, an extensive review of neonatal cord management and more
According to Houston’s FF union president, officials had asked for radios to contact private EMS but were only provided cellphone numbers
In a series of three videos, TikTok user @remi.rich described the chaotic scene first responders encountered trying to reach concert victims
Gresham firefighter Nick Haney helped administer CPR to Meghan Roth, whom he’d met through a mutual friend
The Irwin Council recognized paramedics Robert Gowans and Anna Audley, and EMTs Jordan Hirst and Ryan Brown
Register AEDs through the PulsePoint AED app and you could win a $500 Amazon gift card or $5,000 of AEDs for your community
Colton Davis’ death in 2019 spurred his parents, Brett and Erin Davis, to start a fundraiser to help purchase AEDs for LaPorte County first responders
Study shows that “CPR with rescue breathing” is only form of infant CPR associated with good neurological outcomes
North Carolina’s HeartRescue program was also shown to improve bystander CPR rates, but only increased survival rates for white people, not Black people
Robert Ramsey, 78, collapsed on June 19 and was revived by Elections Surveyor Michael Arvanites who started CPR
Bryan Bledsoe: “EMS must be fixed with bulldozers not tweezers”
Reviewing the pediatric evidence for stay and play or load and go
EMS, fire and law enforcement track will feature situational training and techniques to improve out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest
Md. Firefighter-EMT Ja’montrez Williams was honored for rescuing a teenager who was pulled unresponsive from a pool
Elizabeth Township’s Amanda Jo Gogoel was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in September 2020
When responders heard the boy’s mom scream, they jumped to action, literally, hopping the fence because “We don’t have time to use key cards”
A paramedic who was off-duty at an Oklahoma aquatic center performed CPR on a little girl who fell in a pool without a life jacket on
What the research on family presence during resuscitations tells us about grief and bereavement, PTSD symptoms, and any impact on the performance of healthcare professionals
The county plans to offer community trainings in CPR, Stop the Bleed and naloxone administration
After his daughter collapsed, Matt Uber, who had never been trained in CPR, said he wracked his brain for anything that could help
The Tuscaloosa Fire Department added an automated CPR device to each responding fire apparatus in the city, which increased cardiac arrest success rates
In this episode, our co-hosts welcome back Dr. Peter Antevy who offers his thoughts on the direction the industry is heading and the up-and-coming hot topics
Eric W. Howard, 42, fell from a grain truck and suffered severe head injuries, but early intervention from his son, Luke, preserved his chance to serve as an organ donor
Bristol Health (Conn.) EMS Paramedic Taylor Gonzalez, 31, responded when fellow Army veteran James Whalen, 70, suffered a heart attack while swimming
Springfield officers resuscitated and administered oxygen to the 3-month-old who had stopped breathing
Pat Scarcella, an ER nurse, said an ambulance from another county was the only one available despite the hospital being less than half a mile away
Eden Emergency Response and Rescue Volunteer David Cole was resuscitated by fellow EMS providers last month
Moore Fire Department Lt. Alex Meron and Paramedic Chelsee Meron found the man pulseless in the baggage claim area
The police officer, firefighter and EMS providers from five different departments were at the same restaurant by coincidence
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