CPR
In this episode, our co-hosts welcome Medtronic’s Holly Stewart, who explains the history of capnography and offers insight into its use for DKA and sepsis monitoring
Remaining on scene for 30 minutes to treat cardiac arrest patients has led to three times more CPR saves in a six-month period
The girl was unresponsive when the man and his sister pulled her from the pond and began CPR
When a 73-year-old man went into cardiac arrest they performed CPR and used a defibrillator to get his pulse back before paramedics arrived
The blow knocked the man and his dog into a ditch and flung the 2-year-old down the roadside
Jessica Galvin made the life-saving call to treat him on the scene; she is the first woman to receive her community’s local EMT of the Year award
She had only one working lung and died of a heart abnormality; it’s unclear whether fear played a role
Twenty states already require the training, with 20 others placing the issue on upcoming agendas
After losing her daughter, 14, to cardiac arrest during soccer practice she hopes the event raised awareness of hands-only CPR and promoted a bill to teach the technique to middle and high school students.
Firefighters and medics attempted to revive the infant, but were not successful
The 13-year-old rushed to start a CPR technique that he’d learned in school, after his father suffered a sudden heart-attack
Thirteen devices will be available for youth sports teams, churches and anyone CPR-certified after a Ga. couple’s son died while an AED was locked up inside a nearby school
After administrating CPR during the incident a fellow educator is using her EMT certification to spread awareness among students
Sheri Sklar teaches CPR at a medical center, and said learning an early response saved her father’s life makes it that much more important
Two exercise physiologists on the plane had been at a heart-health conference; they noticed the man had no pulse and grabbed an AED to shock his heart
He was “pretty rattled” after trying to save a man lying in an intersection as he was driving home from a dentist appointment
She heard yelling and performed CPR on a 3-year-old in the water; the 20-year-veteran was at the beach at the right time thanks to her son
They sprang to action when he went into cardiac arrest on the Virginia Beach boardwalk
Studies also explore alternatives to trauma center transports, and the use of nasal fentanyl by EMS
Compression depth increased from 1.78 to 2.15 inches; pre-shock pause decreased from 27 to 16 seconds; and mean ventilation rate fell from nearly 12 to 9.5 per minute
The research counters assumptions that CPR beyond 20 minutes is “futile”
EMS providers taught nearly 100 people CPR in a flash mob-style training in Santa Barbara
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