CPR
Three significant consequences of routine, excessive oxygen administration
Providing accurate ventilations and oxygenation in concert with effective chest compressions and timely defibrillation contributes to saving lives in the BLS setting
A non-profit School Emergency Response Coalition is equipping students with life-saving emergency response training and equipment
A teen that was taken into custody for a probation violation is being called a hero after helping save the life of the officer who was booking him
They noticed something was wrong when the rig rolled through a light; they performed CPR and used an AED to save the driver’s life
A doctor and nurse in the stands performed CPR, and a shock from an on-site defibrillator revived the 14-year-old’s heart after he collapsed
Aberdeen fire and rescue looks for improvements with 15-lead ECG, invasive blood pressure monitoring, mechanical CPR, and impedance threshold devices
He “was swept under” in a wave pool and remained underwater for 5-10 minutes; bystanders began CPR and he regained a pulse
Man shot with stun gun; heroin found during body search
Shanghai waterfront celebration turns deadly; victims suffocated and trampled
The future of CPR training should include simulation manikins, real-time feedback devices, and smartphone technology
He resuscitated a 50-year-old unresponsive woman who may have overdosed; earlier in the week he revived a 13-day-old baby
21-year-old unresponsive in vehicle at toll plaza; paramedics treat man for possible drug overdose
49-year-old collapsed at gym from sudden cardiac arrest; police on scene quickly and defibrillate patient
NY firefighter calls mayday at house fire; critical but stable condition
An ambulance was initially sent to the wrong location in a 911 call where a man died from a heart attack
The video establishes a timeline after a high school student collapsed in the gym, outlining what EMS did to try to save him
Performed CPR on 92-year-old man after extricating him from submerged vehicle; patient at hospital in critical condition
Language barriers and lack of knowledge about cardiac arrest symptoms were also cited in a study seeking to increase public education around CPR and emergency services
Lifeguards and beachgoers tried to rescue him; he was unresponsive when responders performed CPR and was pronounced at a local hospital
Lifeguards pulled him from the water off Huntington Beach and performed CPR, but he died at a hospital
Nearly 500 AEDs have been placed in shops, businesses and gyms in past six months as part of the ‘Shockingly Easy’ campaign
Multiple studies look at the pre-hospital use of amiodarone, how it relates to ROSC, and if it should be the antiarrhythmic of choice for cardiac arrest patients
Patrick O’Brien and two former paramedics resuscitate a man down at a Canadian hockey game
Gander Flyers goalie Patrick O’Brien ran from the dressing room and began chest compressions on an unresponsive fan in cardiac arrest
Research shows dispatcher-assisted CPR increases the chance of surviving sudden cardiac arrest
Firefighters climbed through a window to pull her out; she was not breathing so they performed CPR
She found him face down in a hotel lobby hours after giving an American Heart Association presentation
The high school student sprang to action when an 11-month old stopped breathing at a Wal-Mart
The simulators include 20 cardiopulmonary resuscitation head-and-chest training mannequins and three – an adult, a child and an infant – intubation heads for breathing-tube training
Doctors were preparing to call time of death after her heart stopped during a cesarean section
The scene captivated 19,441 fans, the game stopped and both teams watched in worry; the 67-year-old woman died less than 24 hours later at a hospital
