CPR
Bryan Bledsoe: “EMS must be fixed with bulldozers not tweezers”
Reviewing the pediatric evidence for stay and play or load and go
What the research on family presence during resuscitations tells us about grief and bereavement, PTSD symptoms, and any impact on the performance of healthcare professionals
EMS personnel will now stay on scene with a patient for as long as 30 minutes, so as not to interrupt CPR
Dispatcher Elise Rodriguez instructed Jeff Evans’ wife on how to perform CPR until paramedics arrived
In April, Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill requiring Wisconsin schools to provide instruction in cardiopulmonary and cardiocerebral resuscitation
Officials said since many students live in rural communities, EMS can take longer to reach them
Autumn Denyer received CPR training as a high school freshman; she said saving the man pushed her interest back to the health field
The top videos of January included clips educational tips on piercings and airway management, community paramedicine programs and how bystanders can remember CPR through hip-hop
The risk of cardiac arrest increases with age; I would find more comfort in more adults knowing CPR
Under the current proposal, school districts would be required to provide instruction in CPR basics to students
Michigan students will learn and practice hands-only CPR and how to use an AED
The top videos of December featured clips on when to use a nasopharyngeal airway and prehospital use of ketamine
Schools are encouraged to use “locally available resources to provide the instruction,” including EMTs, paramedics and firefighters
The former firefighter-EMT rolled the woman on her back and began chest compressions until EMS arrived on the scene
Dispatcher Liesel Hadfield instructed the boy’s sister and father how to perform CPR
Joseph Leifkin told paramedics he couldn’t die, because he had a date scheduled with his wife for his 91st birthday
William Schmidt was in his living room when he heard honking and a loud crash outside his home
Current AED technology offers strong benefits, but here’s what we predict will improve in the next 5 to 10 years.
My rescuers saved my life and with this action they also impacted many more people than they could have ever possibly imagined
Mario Calabria was biking with his family when his father fell off his bike, hit a tree and was knocked unconscious.
A study found that those who were 50 and older were 50 percent less likely to be CPR trained. (AP Photo)
It’s unfair to our patients to let professional bravado blind us from the need to maintain low-frequency high-criticality skill proficiency
The study compared outcomes for two resuscitation techniques and recommended improving bystander CPR in minority communities
The study examined whether CPR proficiency could be improved with low dose and high frequency simulations in hospitals
Firefighter James Brugger and his wife were waiting to board a flight when they saw an unconscious man lying on the ground
Very basic first aid skills can be enough to save lives and allow an individual to render care while waiting for trained medical personnel to arrive
