CPR
Make sure each of your service鈥檚 cardiac arrest patients get the best chance of survival by prioritizing high-quality CPR in training and in practice
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Careerline Tech Center students worked through several scenarios evaluating their skills as they prepare for a career in EMS
鈥淚 started doing what we learned,鈥 said Giselle Torres, a student in an EMS class at the Careerline Tech Center
Emergency responders worked with family members to rescue the teen while simultaneously performing CPR, but efforts to revive him failed
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Each Gaumard product 鈥渁ctually simulates a live human being, and we鈥檒l be able to train on it and hone our skills,鈥 said Chief Amera Gilchrist
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鈥淎s we all know, CPR saved my life earlier this year,鈥 Hamlin said at the event. 鈥淓ver since, I鈥檝e just always wanted to do my part in raising awareness and the importance of CPR.鈥
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鈥淲e have the best ending ... We have a young man that gets to live and be an advocate for CPR and AEDs,鈥 said Bills Assistant Trainer Denny Kellington
The deputy began performing CPR before the crew arrived
The Erie County Sheriff鈥檚 Office chief medical officer, EMS providers and bystanders had a similarly quick response
William Dwyer stands by his officers鈥 decision to not wait for an ambulance and to rush the 4-month-old to the hospital
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Firefighter Walter Stewart lost his youngest and oldest kids following the deaths of their brother and mother
鈥淚t鈥檚 gotta be like hell,鈥 said Fire Department spokesperson Larry Langford. 鈥淲e鈥檙e doing all we can to support [Walter Stewart],鈥 who also lost his son
Westmont first responders found Matt Heiden unresponsive; EMS providers performed CPR and transported him to a hospital
Patrick Moore put the man鈥檚 car in park and shut the engine off, an AMR crew removed the driver from the car, and Moore performed chest compressions
Bystanders called 911, but the child鈥檚 family said no one performed CPR, and it took up to 30 minutes for first responders to arrive
Patients who may benefit from ECMO will be moved to an emergency department sooner
EMS leaders described Dr. Leonard Cobb as a giant, pioneer and luminary whose work 鈥渢ouched the lives of thousands worldwide鈥
鈥淭hey rushed over,鈥 said Anderson Township Fire Department member Curtis Yuskewich
Lessons from a bystander responder and co-survivor of SCA, Kristin Flanary 鈥 Lady Glaucomflecken, lifesaver, CPR champion and keynote extraordinaire
Bay Village鈥檚 Jeremy Gillespie ran over and helped responders perform CPR on Maui Firefighter Tre Evans-Dumaran
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The singer鈥檚 housekeeper and a man believed to be her ex-husband spoke with a dispatcher
Ethan Moriniti, 20, immediately began CPR and used an AED before first responders arrived
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