CPR
While the CPR intervention may prove beneficial, more evidence is needed before it can become a standard of care
Video: Watch all of the elements of the chain of survival come together
Working with law enforcement to identify protocols and preferences can help them help you
County officials also credited enhanced first responder training, automated CPR devices and AED availability with the increased survival rates
Firefighter-Paramedic Francisco de Paz, who is also an emergency nurse, and his brother George stopped mid-race to help a man who collapsed
The department has used the pit crew resuscitation model for five years and says it has helped them save more lives
The student performed CPR before police arrived to administer Narcan
Supplies including flashlights, bandages, gauze and items to make a tourniquet were donated by local emergency agencies and businesses
The ad, which will air in the Pittsburgh market, features two emergency scenarios
Orange County officials said the requirement will improve patient outcomes and increase safety for EMS providers
The program will train faculty to prepare for emergency situations and supply bleeding control kits for classrooms
Deputy Chief Bucky Buchanan said he appreciated witnessing the “chain of survival ... come to life”
ER Nurse Alicia Bravo’s heart stopped as she was training for a triathlon in 2017
A grant of more than $21,000 will allow the department to purchase a LUCAS device
In this episode, our co-hosts welcome Medtronic’s Holly Stewart, who explains the history of capnography and offers insight into its use for DKA and sepsis monitoring
The study findings suggest a need for more CPR training in Hispanic communities
From dangerous active shooter events, to ET3, Ebola, opioids and community paramedicine, EMS providers faced many significant incidents and evolving trends in the 2010s
The Womanikin attachment seeks to make civilians more comfortable performing CPR on women
U.S. Navy Senior Chief Mark B. Shipley, who is also a volunteer firefighter, was awarded a commendation medal for resuscitating a man in cardiac arrest
Firefighter-Paramedic James Axiotis was off duty when he aided a police officer having a heart attack at the gym
Our co-hosts discuss a news story out of Tennessee that could have implications for EMS providers who administer medication
In the coming years, EMS will be engaged in even more efforts to triage patients in the field to route them to the most appropriate hospitals
Test your knowledge of different types of airway adjuncts, contraindications, monitoring techniques and more
The EMTs were performing CPR on a patient inside the ambulance when it was struck by another vehicle
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss the different types of strokes providers will encounter, how to treat each, and stroke patient transport procedures
Utah high school student Kennedy Hall, whose parents both died from heart attacks, has been nominated for a scholarship for her idea to assist CPR
“He would give out dribs and drabs of breath, but I could just feel that he was getting warm and then cold,” Joey Romano, who performed CPR, said
A YMCA lifeguard and other staff member received Red Cross Lifesaving Awards for rescuing a swimmer who stopped breathing
The potential for a confusing operational picture existed during the opening minutes of the response to the latest school shooting tragedy in Santa Clarita, California
Our co-hosts reflect on a recent emergency call to a Buffalo Wild Wings where a cleaning agent inhalant injured nine and killed one employee
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