CPR
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
This case study details how Naperville FD in Illinois improved survivability and ROSC rates for cardiac arrest by adopting new protocols and equipment
The player’s heart rhythm was disrupted after a baseball hit his arm pit
Firefighters continued CPR and used an AED to revive the one-year-old girl
The goal of the hands-only CPR training is to make bystanders feel comfortable to act in an emergency situation
An ambulance was called to the scene, where the man was transported to the ICU
The nurse and her husband rushed to the beach and performed CPR after seeing two boys unconscious after being struck by lightning
The nurse immediately performed CPR on the teen after she found him face down in the sand and not breathing
The outside devices sound an alarm when the protective box, which is not locked, is removed to alert people to an emergency
Surveillance video shows inmates yelling for help after their lone guard slumped to the ground from sudden cardiac arrest
Zach Malwitz was 19 when he went into cardiac arrest, and was revived by medics
The couple performed CPR on a boy floating face down in a community pool
Since first responders have been using continuous compressions, the five-year survival rate has been 46 percent; the national average is 30 percent
The medic performed CPR and applied a defibrillator to restore the man’s pulse
Two CPR instructors left their classroom to perform CPR until paramedics arrived
The system, called ResQCPR, is proven to improve the likelihood of survival in adults who have experienced a non-traumatic, sudden heart attack by making CPR more efficient
The newly married trauma nurse spotted the woman after she was leaving her wedding reception
Paramedics responded for a “cardiac arrest” after the woman had been hit in the chest by the umbrella
The Va. dispatcher instructed the child’s father to perform chest compressions while waiting for EMS to arrive
The man drove up to the station and honked his horn before going into cardiac arrest
EMS agencies should promote public involvement in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and AED use to improve community health
End-tidal carbon dioxide is an irrefutable indication for any type of airway adjunct
For eight years, the annual event has united cardic arrest and heart attack survivors with the EMTs who saved their lives
Patients who received CPR with the ResQCPR system had a 9 percent one-year survival rate, versus a 6 percent without it
Here are some moving stories of EMS responders doing what they do best
The event was part of the 2016 AMR World CPR Challenge
The awards were presented to the individuals “for their courage, time and dedication”
