CPR
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Lexipol Editorial Director Greg Friese guest hosts this episode with cohost Kelly Grayson as they discuss diversity in EMS education
This year’s strangest tales involved a medic who won a lottery, providers treating family members, a heroic dispatcher, unfriendly animals and unique car crashes
Ron Mullins formed an ambassador group to inform the public about “Hands-only” CPR after two friends died because bystanders did not perform CPR
Musher and EMT Frank Moe suspended his racing to perform CPR on an opponent’s dog who collapsed after choking on a piece of ice
Officers said the infant was thrown to the ground during a fight between his parents
The department celebrated Valentine’s Day by putting out heartfelt PSAs about candle and kitchen safety and the importance of CPR
Residents and city employees, many dressed in Valentine’s Day red, pumped the chests of the mechanical torsos, simulating CPR moves
Rick Stone’s wife, who is also a paramedic, began performing CPR on him after recognizing that he had collapsed due to cardiac arrest
Grafton Fire Department volunteer firefighter Daniel Dowty resuscitated a coworker at his second job less than a month after becoming certified
Each team member has a job, including one to do compressions, one to ventilate and another to medicate
Jasmin Legg found her 4-week-old baby cold, blue and not breathing; she called 911 and was instructed to give CPR
The new standard makes Kansas the 38th state in the country to have CPR training as a high school graduation requirement
Jennifer Folds was driving passing Burger King when she saw Wayne Colburn lying on the pavement between his car and the curb
Chief Shane Lockard said the district is among the first in the U.S. to adopt a new combination, the ResQCPR System and the Lucas 3 chest compression system
Two crews from DeSoto Fire Rescue performed CPR on the baby after she was delivered with the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck
In the chaotic encounter, emergency units were unable to save the woman, who had suffered an asthma attack
Students would be required to learn to use cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, and an AED at least once before graduation
Paramedics said responders’ actions kept Chief Al Buck’s blood flowing until he could receive hospital treatment
Officer William Eng raced up three flights of stairs to perform CPR on the unresponsive 29-day-old baby
Mike and Jean McGuire sought out the man who disappeared after performing CPR on Mike when he collapsed
Officer Jared Yaris was working at a construction site when passerby Edward Rocha alerted him to the crash
The dispatcher gave the boy CPR instructions that he translated to his mother who was trying to save his baby sister
Only 39 percent of women suffering cardiac arrest in a public place were given CPR versus 45 percent of men
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Updated CPR guidelines issued by the American Heart Association say that dispatchers should be able to give compression-only CPR instructions over the phone
Peter Valenti III’s family said none of the officers got close enough to see if he was dead and an EMT was not allowed to examine him for 26 minutes
Researchers found that cardiac arrest survival rates remain low in the U.K. due to the lack of knowledge and skills to perform CPR
Assistant Fire Chief Greg Bailey was revived with “high performance CPR” after suffering a heart attack during the Charleston 9/11 walk
As the man was pretending he was going to eat the fish, it wriggled free and jumped down his throat, leading to a blocked airway and cardiac arrest
Jimmy Weeks was working at Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits when he collapsed while operating a forklift
Our co-hosts discuss the challenges of educating and training citizens in light of the Las Vegas shooting
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