CPR
From a marathon runner who performed CPR on the course to a college student who stopped class to help his professor, these EMS providers stepped up to render aid in unexpected circumstances
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Paramedics administered CPR on the way to the hospital, but the 11-month-old was later declared dead
A total of $9,240 should have been collected from the classes, but only $2,980 was recorded
Fire officials were unable to verify documentation of proper training for firefighters
St. Paul FD trucks and ambulances to carry the active compression/decompression device for us on patients in cardiac arrest
More than 800 EMS agencies contribute cardiac arrest survival to CARES, a key recommendation of IOM report
A new Institute of Medicine study found survival rates were less than 6 percent, and recommended ways to improve cardiac arrest outcomes
When a family began screaming, he jumped over a six-foot fence and performed CPR, resuscitating a girl who drowned in a pool
Just before the filming of a news segment, a WPXI photographer began CPR on a man he noticed slumped over in a vehicle
Bystanders pulled the 14-year-old boy from the pool and were able to revive him
The EMT told her boss in an internal investigation ‘I’m not about to be on no scene 10 minutes doing CPR’
The girl was stabilized at the pool before being taken to the hospital
The former volunteer firefighter responded to a call for help; he began CPR on an unresponsive man and revived him before EMS arrived
Footage shows him rubbing the 7-month-old’s chest and blowing in her face to revive her; the infant was diagnosed with a seizure disorder
The boys’ father and bystanders performed CPR; medics continued to provide care while waiting for another ambulance to continue the transport
Medics work with youth-ministry staff to provide simultaneous translation of course content and participant questions
The 16-year-old used his CPR training to start compressions until help arrived; he is also a volunteer firefighter with two departments
The Senate passed a bill requiring all public schools to add CPR instruction to middle or high school curriculum
The Bridgeport, Mass. AMR operation trained students in their schools in Mass. and Conn. for the 3rd annual World CPR Challenge
During the 3rd annual World CPR challenge, AMR personnel at 70 locations beat their previous record by more than 5,000 participants
A bystander and EMS crews performed CPR on a tree trimmer who suffered an electric shock and cardiac arrest
The Fla. dispatcher instructed a 29-year-old on how to perform chest compressions when his father suffered a seizure and stopped breathing
While on vacation in Orlando he found a 4-year-old at bottom of the swimming pool and resuscitated her with CPR
He learned and practiced hands-only CPR just days before he resuscitated a student that had been struck by lightning
Ore. dispatchers give 911 callers hands-only CPR instructions leading to a dramatic increase in CPR saves
EMS providers, cardiac arrest survivors and bystanders who started CPR before responders arrived all met to celebrate and express their gratitude
11 cardiac arrest survivors were reunited at the 21st Second Chance Ceremony with the rescuers who saved their lives
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