CPR
Examining recommendations for EMS treatment of adult and pediatric cardiac arrest related to epinephrine, compression depth and rate, and double sequential defibrillation
Articles, explainer video, online course and more resources introduce updated guidelines to EMTs, paramedics and EMS students
Our co-hosts discuss the new American Heart Association 2020 guidelines recently released in October
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are critical of the new American Heart Association’s CPR and ECC guidelines
The 2015 guideline updates address compression rates and depth, AED use, body temperature and ‘pit-crew’ CPR for medics
Officers will also be trained in high-performance CPR
Follow these tips to improve patient outcomes in sudden cardiac arrest
Brody Channel was honoring his father who died in the line of duty last year; he pulled to the side of the road to help an officer perform CPR on an unresponsive 9-month-old girl
The Pa. firefighter and other wedding guests performed CPR on the aunt of his bride-to-be and used an AED purchased by the church just a week earlier
The man was working on a construction site when he suffered a cardiac arrest; the same co-worker helped him after three years from the previous arrest
He couldn’t save the 18-year-old in cardiac arrest but now he pleads for everyone to learn CPR
Push hard, push fast and push deeper to improve chance of survival for a child in cardiac arrest
Cardiogenic oscillations (COS) of the capnography waveform match the patient’s heart rate and are caused by pulmonary artery pulsations
Chief Maywood Gaskins suffered a cardiac arrest in his home following training at the firehouse; the ambulance transporting him was involved in a crash en route to a hospital
Paramedics must be afforded the opportunity to exercise a degree of autonomy in situations where the law and righteousness don’t always agree
Their rig broke down en route to a medical call; while waiting for a tow truck, they got a call for a cardiac arrest and ran a quarter of a mile to save a man’s life
Police and firefighters continued chest compressions on the woman until an emergency c-section could be performed in the operating room
Shane Clifton, 38, of the St. Paul Fire Department said he wasn’t feeling well after exercising; he was treated by his colleagues and at the hospital
Robert Green, a senior territory manager, rushed to aid the woman in cardiac arrest using the equipment he sells
The medics, as well as the chief and assistance chief, are on leave after granting request of woman’s husband and power of attorney to halt resuscitation
Walking through the door all personnel know their role to perform compressions, ventilate or defibrillate the cardiac arrest patient
Lack of training, confusing policy, and bystander conflict make halting or continuing resuscitation nearly impossible for medics to do what’s right
Without advance directives, medics are often asked to trust distraught relatives who may not know the wishes of their dying loved ones
Six personnel from Maplewood FD are on leave after granting request of woman’s husband and power of attorney to halt resuscitation
Three people were shocked when the balloon landed on electrical wires
The family of Samantha Agins, 22, is comforted knowing that she died doing what she loved; the funeral service is today at 2 p.m.
An artery was dissected as she performed CPR on a woman in cardiac arrest, causing her to suffer a series of strokes on her brain stem
According to the report, flakka caused Jermaine Benjamin to go into a delirium he couldn’t control, leading to death
Automatic chest compressors increase save rates from 3 percent to 45 percent
Effective training will ensure you and your field personnel are ready to implement the new patient treatment protocols
Idea for applying pressure to center of the chest came while observing his colleagues develop the defibrillator at Johns Hopkins University
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