CPR
The potential for a confusing operational picture existed during the opening minutes of the response to the latest school shooting tragedy in Santa Clarita, California
Our co-hosts reflect on a recent emergency call to a Buffalo Wild Wings where a cleaning agent inhalant injured nine and killed one employee
The bill is in the Senate; proponents say public safety organizations can provide free training, but a group opposed says it will amount to “another unfunded mandate”
A chiropractor who changed his cycling route, a sheriff’s office SWAT team sniper trained in CPR and a man carrying an oxygen tank in his car for his asthmatic child all came to his aid
The former ER doctor told his driver to pull over; she had started to breathe when medics took over, and is expected to survive
He fell off his bike, and is trying to find one man who performed CPR and said he was “looking a little cyanotic,” and the other man who held an oxygen mask over his face
Several fire service leaders brought home awards for their commitment to the industry at the annual CFSI dinner
She stopped at the wreck and was able to get him breathing when ambulances arrived
Off-duty nurses were already performing CPR when medics arrived, which helped save the infant’s life
He was hit by a line drive at batting practice; coaches performed CPR until paramedics arrived, but he died at the hospital
Eight American Ambulance employees will lead the training sessions, which will be held in classrooms throughout the day
Her grandfather collapsed after snowblowing; Shelby Morgan kept her composure and began the chest compressions she just learned at school
Clive Fire Department Assistant Chief Tony Collins happened to be celebrating his 53rd birthday at the pub and rushed forward to start CPR
Paramedics administered CPR and the man was taken to a hospital; officials said he had a pulse and was breathing at the hospital
He gave CPR for 10 minutes before concluding nothing could be done to save the 7-year-old girl who died following an asthma attack
A neighbor and former EMT rushed over and gave CPR; the 3-year-old boy is brain dead and his 2-year-old cousin is in critical condition
An unknown EMT who was participating in the walk stopped and began CPR on the man; a trooper also grabbed an AED and used it on the man until an ambulance arrived
More than 700 people have downloaded the smartphone app that will send a notification when someone nearby is having a heart attack
A mother jumped out of her car on a Fla. highway and called for help; strangers sprang into action, giving him CPR and calling for more assistance
The Calif. ambulance co. employees admitted to receiving their cards without taking the four-hour course
He asked them to do two small breaths and continue chest compressions, then heard a minor cry
The “highly erotic” video uses models in lacy lingerie to demonstrate first aid techniques during a public training course
He quickly called 911 when his little sister began choking on a grape; a passerby performed CPR and the 3-year-old has made a full recovery
He heard the crash behind his house, waded into the dark water and saved two kids and their father while calling for help from neighbors
More than 150 attendees took part in the half-day Resuscitation Academy presented at EMS Today
A husband called 911 when his wife went into labor early and he saw a foot; the dispatcher walked him through the delivery moments before medics arrived and used CPR to revive the newborn
At least 100 paramedics have not been properly certified; officials are now trying to determine just how far the problem spread
There were eight paramedics, two trauma doctors, and an assortment of firefighters and EMTs swarming her home that day
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