CPR
Community risk reduction and improving mental health resources for providers
Whether NFL player or firefighter, when one of our own goes down, the impacts are amplified beyond our routine responses
While possible R-on-T phenomenon could induce cardiac arrest, treatment is the same: standard AHA protocols for VF arrest
Mansfield was recognized for its ongoing commitment to using CPR and defibrillators to save lives
Sunstar Paramedics Safety and Risk Coordinator Joshua Hoover was awarded the Commissioner Moroni Award of Excellence in EMS for his quick actions
Patrick Clemons died of a heart attack after a Detroit paramedic and EMT allegedly failed to provide timely and adequate life-saving operations
A woman starting her first day as a saleswoman for a pool and spa store made a great first impression by performing CPR on her co-worker
Exploring unique prehospital approaches to RVF treatment, including double sequential defibrillation, sympathetic blockade and ECMO
Lori Gentry performed CPR on her husband James after he collapsed from a reaction to his new medication
The teachers learned how to perform CPR, use the AED, execute the Heimlich maneuver, administer an EpiPen, and perform basic first aid
Cross Scott remembered an episode of “The Office” where Michael Scott sings “Staying Alive” while doing chest compressions on a dummy
Dispatcher Ryan Bancroft instructed the father how to carefully unwrap the umbilical cord, which was around the baby’s neck, and told him how to administer CPR
Officers Austin Battcher, Ben Norris and Jesse Bratcher gave 6-week-old Avery CPR after her parents called 911
Johnny McCabe was treated by the fire chief and his fellow firefighters after he collapsed
Tom Ridge, the first secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security and a sudden cardiac arrest survivor, advocates for EMS at NAEMSP 2019 Annual Meeting
Paramedic Del Black and EMT Gregg Shearer were training museum employees in CPR when Don Mahoney collapsed while volunteering at the same place
The new curriculum, which will be rolled out in 2020, requires all children to learn how to administer CPR, why defibrillators are used and other skills
The close call occurred on Christmas Day when a mother said her child walked into the family pool after slipping out of the back door
A man who experienced cardiac arrest at his home is alive today thanks to his wife, who started CPR as she waited for first responders to arrive
Officer Nikki Hotz wasn’t supposed to be working the day she responded to a call about an unresponsive man
The flipped classroom is an inquiry-based learning strategy designed to improve student engagement, discovery and outcomes
Niagara County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Rosky and nursing student Sarie Muscarella were honored for their efforts in helping a debilitated man
Greg Reed said he was taking the long way to work on a random impulse when he came upon Kenneth Beck, who had suffered a heart attack while driving
A 911 communications center displays a lifesaver ring as a visual reminder of the purposeful work dispatchers do for their communities
Greg and Laurie Chuppe are advocating for more people to learn CPR after Greg saved Laurie when she went into cardiac arrest
Trooper James Brooks smashed the driver’s window and, with the help of Austin Wiggins, pulled Karen Wright out of the car before performing CPR on her
From required BLS, to community AEDs and kiosk-based training, communities around the country are becoming better equipped for emergencies
Anyone who downloads the app agrees to share their location via GPS and receive alerts when someone in a public place is in need of resuscitation
Officer Gregory Palomo responded to a call about a woman screaming for help and found that she had just given birth to a newborn who wasn’t breathing
The American Heart Association honored Logan Hill for saving a post office custodian who went into cardiac arrest
The American Heart Association found that a five-minute CPR lesson at a kiosk teaches people the lifesaving skill as well as a 30-minute class
Eastern Washington University soccer team player Ashley Valdivieso took immediate action and began chest compressions on the man in the aisle of the plan
D.C. firefighter and paramedic Christopher Boyette credits the women’s teamwork for helping the man breathe again and regain consciousness by the time they arrived
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