Good Samaritans
Lessons from a bystander responder and co-survivor of SCA, Kristin Flanary – Lady Glaucomflecken, lifesaver, CPR champion and keynote extraordinaire
“The most important part of my life is to help and uplift other people, so there’s no way I can give up now,” says 34-year-old J.C. LaVerde
The West Allis Fire Department is educating its community and improving OHCA survival rates
Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said first responders restored the patient’s pulse before transferring him to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
Justin Morrow, who was one day from returning to work full-time following an injury, rushed to help a man and two children after a rollover crash
Middletown Firefighter Beau Sienkiewicz performed the Heimlich maneuver and back blows before a Hartford HealthCare EMS crew arrived
“You have to keep it up until the EMTs come and can take over,” said Gerardo Alvarez, a physical therapy tech who was honored with a medal for his off-duty response
Mo. firefighter Todd Covington described the derailment and aftermath, saying, the scouts “probably saved 20 or 30 people’s lives”
Swimmers brought a 67-year-old woman to shore and off-duty nurses and a doctor started performing CPR before EMS providers arrived
The golfer, Steve Levin, has since had Lincolnwood Fire Department members conduct CPR training at his law firm and wants to raise public awareness of CPR
Another gym member found Dolores Boschert at about 2:50 a.m., tried to perform first aid and called for help
Another bystander helped the man before police and EMS arrived
Crews with multiple agencies rescued the Morristown Rescue crew and treated and transported the patient
Firefighter Anthony Mendez assisted in performing CPR on Patrick McCarthy, 72, before EMS providers arrived on scene
One citizen was a nurse on his way to work and fashioned a makeshift tourniquet
“She was my guardian angel,” Caryn Hebert Sullivan said in praise of Sophia Furtado
The award recognizes agencies that have demonstrated creative approaches to improving therapies for patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes and sudden cardiac arrest
“Take CPR classes, because you can save lives with them,” said Bob Odenkirk, who suffered a heart attack and was transported to a hospital last year
Pre-plan for bystander response, mental health support for when chaotic violence disrupts a mass gathering
Knowing how to intervene when a colleague is going off the rails could save their career and protect the agency’s reputation
Gresham firefighter Nick Haney helped administer CPR to Meghan Roth, whom he’d met through a mutual friend
Roger Crystal leaped out of his vehicle to help when he and his wife noticed a man suffering a medical emergency on a Los Angeles sidewalk
Study shows that “CPR with rescue breathing” is only form of infant CPR associated with good neurological outcomes
North Carolina’s HeartRescue program was also shown to improve bystander CPR rates, but only increased survival rates for white people, not Black people
Three paramedics with the Orange County Fire Authority stayed to finish the yard work left unfinished after a 93-year-old homeowner collapsed
What the research on family presence during resuscitations tells us about grief and bereavement, PTSD symptoms, and any impact on the performance of healthcare professionals
Released recordings show that multiple bystanders attempted to save the life of a Fayetteville man shot three times
Alyssa DeWitt was on the beach with her kids when she noticed four girls far into the lake struggling to make it back to the shore
Bend Firefighter-Paramedic Jared Hopper ran into the house after a neighbor said the resident was disabled and couldn’t get out
Non-profit First Care Provider collaborated with H&H Medical Corp, Rescue Essentials and TrueClot to produce the educational video
At least eight people were injured in the crash that left one vehicle hanging off the side of a bridge
Michael Bussan had just dropped off a passenger when he heard a crash and found the two victims, one bleeding severely
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