CPR
Wayne Kewitsch and Johanna Moore dig into improving SCA survival and neurological outcomes
Researchers are studying the benefits and risks of aortic occlusion to address a gap in ACLS care
Bryan Bledsoe: “EMS must be fixed with bulldozers not tweezers”
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
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
