CPR
Learn how advanced cardiac resuscitation techniques lead to increased survival in OOH cardiac arrest
Using the stretcher as a tool in heads-up CPR
Preventing hypoxia with apneic oxygenation
Jayd Osborne remained calm and performed CPR for six minutes while waiting for an ambulance
These events generated vigorous discussion and passionate debate
Sudden cardiac arrest survivors, families and advocates took to the streets of San Diego to call for more training and AEDs
Health care practitioners challenged to think outside the box to understand and solve the problem of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Alameda County, California, says they’ve found the “prescription for success” in improving cardiac arrest outcomes
Dr. Tom Rea Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update 2015 opening session challenged attendees to improve cardiac arrest survival in their community
Funeral and memorial honored Mark Zielinski who died after performing CPR on a cardiac arrest victim
Dr. Gordon Ewy presents findings on the importance of bystander CPR and patient gasping at the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update 2015
James V. Maguire is remembered for his decades of public service as a Marine, EMT, police officer and paramedic
Mark Zielinski, 49, responded to a scene where a shopper was down in cardiac arrest requiring CPR
NYPD posted photos on Twitter of FDNY personnel and a police officer resuscitating a cat
The 32-year-old man struggled with police, who used a stun gun; then went into cardiac arrest
The 2015 ECC and CPR guidelines provide an evidence-based foundation for requesting grants to improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival
A Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium study comparing two CPR methods of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest found little difference in neurologically intact survival
EMS, though only one link in the chain of survival, can make a significant impact by delivering a viable patient to the hospital
Widespread CPR and AED training can be done for minimal cost and instruction time with this method
A bartender recently trained as EMT, a nurse and two medics intervened to save a man who went into cardiac arrest while at a restaurant
Newly diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, he made the video while recovering and awaiting heart surgery
AED-SOS, developed by Japanese researchers, shown to shorten time to AED delivery to simulated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients
Toronto researchers found AEDs near out-of-hospital cardiac arrests are unavailable in one-fifth of incidents
Chest compression performance was measured six months after training
Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium study of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest found little difference in neurologically intact survival
Survivors in Wake County EMS study had a witnessed arrest with a shockable rhythm and prehospital ROSC
Dead for 60 minutes, Bill Fisher regained a pulse after being shocked five times in ambulance and 20 at the hospital
This is the choice I made when a man was dying and the family couldn’t find the do-not-resuscitate paperwork
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