CPR
Constant training, a team approach and monitoring feedback during resuscitation can increase your patients’ chances of survival and positive outcomes
Diffusing and debriefing lay responders can mitigate traumatic stress and reduce the risk of post-traumatic injury from the experience of performing CPR
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
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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
Pat Machin, who worked as a medic for 24 years, “dropped everything” and ran across the road to start CPR
The dispatcher gave the baby’s mother step-by-step directions on how to get the baby to start breathing again
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The traffic worker was working near an accident site when he collapsed suffering from a heart attack; nearby EMTs shocked him and did CPR and he miraculously woke up
Schoolmates had knocked him off the live wire, and his principal and EMTs performed CPR
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