CPR
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
Community risk reduction and improving mental health resources for providers
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
Kevin DeAngelo and Marcia Sher-Kalter said their CPR first aid certification and lifeguard training helped them respond quickly
Splendora ISD Police Chief Rex Evans was on routine patrol, driving from school to school when a panicked family flagged him down at a traffic light
Retired Chehalis Fire Department Chief Bill Nacht went into cardiac arrest while waiting for a friend so they could go on a motorcycle trip
Ashley Goette, who was 39 weeks pregnant, administered CPR on her husband Andrew after he went into cardiac arrest, and gave birth after he awoke from a coma
Columbia Fire Department Captain Kareem Spain and Kiah Thomas were playing a pickup game with some high school students when a teen collapsed
After losing her sister six years ago, EMS1 columnist Sarah Calams explains how she was able to heal by working closely with the first responder community
Police body camera footage that went viral captured a young driver successfully giving CPR to a squirrel that he thought he hit with his car
Body camera footage shows Temple Police Department Officers David Yates and Lt. James Hollowood performing CPR on the boy before paramedics arrived
Nursing assistant Brandi Phifer and her niece, Stephenie Krebbs, were recognized this week by Van Buren Mayor Bob Freeman for what he called “heroic efforts”
Researchers found that despite “tremendous improvement” in CPR and defibrillation, they “did not see an improvement in survival for women”
Jasmin Flores was prompted to hold a community training session in CPR after realizing other bystanders of a crash wanted to help but did not know CPR
Off-duty West Allis firefighter Chad Staszak was praised by West Bend Police Chief Kenneth Meuler, who told the mayor he “should be proud” to have Staszak serving the city
Chest compression machines will be placed on ambulances throughout the county and eliminate the possibility of minor mistakes when a human performs CPR
Our co-hosts discuss hot topics related to EMS personnel, from cardiac arrest survival to a DOJ video regarding opioid exposure while on the job
Andi Traynor and Max Montgomery shared their first kiss when Traynor gave Montgomery CPR after he went into cardiac arrest
State investigators found that four Chris Jensen Health and Rehabilitation Center nurses failed to attempt resuscitation last May of a patient who died
Tom Colasanto was sitting on that bench when the color drained from his face and he fell over, backward, into the bushes
Jeff Hoffman credits his fellow EMS providers from another agency with saving his life after he went into cardiac arrest three times in one night
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