CPR
In this episode, our co-hosts welcome back Dr. Peter Antevy who offers his thoughts on the direction the industry is heading and the up-and-coming hot topics
Learn how real-time BVM feedback can help you improve patient care for cardiac arrest, TBI and other critical conditions
Practice these 3 scenarios where CPR feedback can be beneficial to help your providers achieve and maintain quality compressions and resuscitation in a variety of situations
Emergency responders asked the woman to step aside as they revived the man, but she did not comply
The baby sitter began to massage the infant’s sternum and prepare to perform CPR after he had a seizure and turned blue
Danette Purvis performed CPR on her colleague while others ran to grab an AED
The driver was not breathing and did not have a pulse after the vehicle crashed into a tree
Understand why dextrose given during prehospital resuscitation from cardiac arrest may actually decrease the chance of survival to hospital discharge
Video from Miller’s dashcam shows him performing CPR on the boy until he resumed breathing
The 14-year-old recognized his father was ill, so he dialed 911, laid him on the ground and performed CPR
A medical student began chest compressions and a cardiac nurse getting off shift was alerted by her phone and assisted until paramedics arrived
The county is integrating the app’s software to its 911 dispatch system and expects to roll it out within the next six months
Firefighters, paramedics and a YMCA lifeguard sprang into action when a man playing basketball collapsed on the court in April
A state police trooper was off-duty in a Walmart when he noticed a large crowd surrounding an unconscious man
Officers Felix Baez and Giovanni Laguna were patrolling when they saw a mother running with her child down the street yelling “help” in Spanish
The dispatcher guided the man through CPR until paramedics arrived
For every minute a victim of sudden cardiac arrest doesn’t receive help, their chances of survival drop 7 percent
Task forces are categorizing questions into one of four categories
Authorities have not identified the boy, who was celebrating his birthday when the rescue occurred
After the woman fell onto the subway rail and was electrocuted, her colleague began to perform CPR on her
The EMT and school nurse were able to save the woman after she fell ill and lost control of her car, striking the front corner of the school
The total bystander CPR rate increased from 30.9 percent in the first quarter of 2012 to 55.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014
Students can be taught the fundamental life-saving skill of hands-only CPR in 30 minutes or less
The device allows paramedics and firefighters to transport patients while CPR compressions are done mechanically
Because every patient is different, EMS providers must have a range of airway skills and a strong degree of experience
The recommendations are accompanied by performance goals to measure successful implementation by first responders
The nurses had cleared the boy’s lungs and restored breathing before an ambulance arrived a short time later
The trio received a certificate of recognition after reviving a man who stopped breathing on a highway July 3.
The dog remained by his owner while bystanders performed CPR
If signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, California will join 34 other states that require CPR to be taught in schools
The newly formed Global Resuscitation Alliance offered four recommendations to increase cardiac arrest survival rates worldwide
