CPR
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Celebrating outstanding achievement by collegiate EMS, innovation at the NCEMS conference
Lessons from a bystander responder and co-survivor of SCA, Kristin Flanary – Lady Glaucomflecken, lifesaver, CPR champion and keynote extraordinaire
Rasheen Hill is a mental health therapy coordinator who is required to take annual CPR classes for his job
Richard VanTroost, 66, wanted to personally thank and shake hands with the first responders who saved his life when he suffered a heart attack
Kianti Champion, 19, who recently received her EMT certification, started chest compressions on the child until help arrived
Shabiah Gordon was in cardiac arrest and first responders began chest compressions for the next 45 minutes until they maintained a pulse
Kris Kaull relates his most memorable call, and how practice, and a mindset to control what you can allows EMS providers to provide help and calm during the chaos
Many of the problems trace back to the lack of clear state rules for determining who is selected to provide emergency transport services and how they are vetted
The movement to educate the larger community about Stop the Bleed is very similar to efforts to teach CPR
The research will dive into the effectiveness of two drugs that can improve patients cognitive and survival rates after experiencing cardiac arrest
The tool can detect agonal breathing 97% of the time and researchers hope to make it into an app
Act 7 requires PDE to provide a curriculum to schools to teach hands-only CPR, a no-breath, compression-only technique recommended by the American Heart Association for sudden cardiac arrests
The winner of the challenge gets two free NAEMSP Annual Meeting registration passes
The American Heart Association challenged high schools and colleges across Massachusetts to participate in this event to teach as many people in their community CPR
The registry is being created in coordination with the Berks County Department of Emergency Services
The toolkit includes resources such as videos and training materials to assist EMS and 911 agencies
The team has branched out to local EMS agencies to work with families of patients at high risk for sudden cardiac arrest who get a “prescription” for CPR instruction
Research suggests an association between sodium bicarbonate and decreased survival-to-hospital discharge and worsened neurological status
The fire department has two of the devices and has seen an 11 percent increase in the patients restored to spontaneous circulation since they’ve had this tool
In recognition of National EMS Week and National Stop the Bleed Day, staff from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the American College of Emergency Physicians provide critical bystander training to federal workers
The Madison County EMS department offers classes to teach CPR and community members can call them to schedule a class
Seventeen people who came within inches of losing their lives were reunited Tuesday with the FDNY paramedics and EMTs who saved them.
When a night of fun turned serious, three friends jumped into action to save a life
Learn about the regulations and equipment needed to treat diabetic emergencies, syncope and cardiac emergencies in flight
Efforts to screen for hypertension have already been started on campus, and efforts to increase public awareness have also started, as well as training on AED use and CPR
Rockdale County Lt. Scott Stewart was the first person to arrive at a home where two toddlers were unconscious after nearly drowning in a backyard pool
Cross Scott, who had never taken a CPR class, began administering the life saving method on a stranger based on what he learned from the television show ‘The Office’
To celebrate National EMS Week, NAEMSP is challenging EMS agencies across the country to come up with the most creative and educational CPR video
A new study published by the American Heart Association shows that hands-only CPR encourages cardiac arrest help
Zachary Warner, 16, could hear his father, Kevin, breathing strangely and followed the 911 dispatcher’s directions to perform CPR for 10 minutes until paramedics arrived
Battalion Chief David Porter was enjoying the sun and sand in St. Petersburg, Florida when he jumped into action
EMS clinical leaders need to review and consider the research before implementing a new CPR technique
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