CPR
Waveform capnography provides real-time feedback that BLS providers can use to make treatment decisions and improve care
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It鈥檚 on agencies to provide opportunities for community members to learn the skills needed to potentially save the life of a stranger or loved one
Crews with Richmond Ambulance Authority participated in a spontaneous CPR/AED demonstration in coordination with the American Heart Association of Virginia
Initial findings showed that if cardiac arrest occurred in public, Black and Hispanic adults were 41% less likely to receive bystander CPR than white people
Firefighter Anthony Mendez assisted in performing CPR on Patrick McCarthy, 72, before EMS providers arrived on scene
Crossville-Cumberland County Emergency Communications Dispatcher Kelli Billingsley told the family how to start CPR before EMS providers could arrive
EMS providers were ready at the shore, but as they transported the patient, she stopped breathing again and they had to stabilize her
The true value of tools like mechanical CPR devices and transport ventilators
Jessica Sirignano was first on the scene of the crash that killed Joe Stroup, where she was able to help save and treat Martha Stroup before EMS arrived
The award recognizes agencies that have demonstrated creative approaches to improving therapies for patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes and sudden cardiac arrest
We do everything we can in the hope we鈥檙e wrong about what is happening to the smallest of victims
The Ohio Revised Code had been expanded to let physician assistants and some nurses sign the orders but did not let EMS providers abide by them
Without first responders鈥� quick actions, survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests fall by 7-10% every minute
Members of the Springdale Fire Department were in Wisconsin for a meeting about a fire truck
Researchers who combed through a national EMS database found that the disparities are similar to those involving adults
鈥淭ake CPR classes, because you can save lives with them,鈥� said Bob Odenkirk, who suffered a heart attack and was transported to a hospital last year
Spokane Firefighter Alex Rossi woke up to find his father, a fellow firefighter, in cardiac arrest and immediately began CPR efforts
Fowler talks Ectochrome, head-up CPR, interleaving, flip phones and Richard Feynman
The approval for new AEDs, cardiac monitors and CPR devices follows an inspection showing that most Eddy County fire vehicles lacked working AEDs
Wayne Kewitsch and Johanna Moore dig into improving SCA survival and neurological outcomes
鈥淚鈥檝e been here 30 years, and I鈥檝e never had this happen,鈥� said Captain Jon Moore with the Mesquite Fire Department
Researchers are studying the benefits and risks of aortic occlusion to address a gap in ACLS care
鈥淭his is something I鈥檒l have nightmares about for the rest of my life,鈥� said Alex Pollak, who worked at the concert
This year鈥檚 topics include video-based dispatch systems, COVID-19 infection risk to rescuers, an extensive review of neonatal cord management and more
According to Houston鈥檚 FF union president, officials had asked for radios to contact private EMS but were only provided cellphone numbers
In a series of three videos, TikTok user @remi.rich described the chaotic scene first responders encountered trying to reach concert victims
Gresham firefighter Nick Haney helped administer CPR to Meghan Roth, whom he鈥檇 met through a mutual friend
The Irwin Council recognized paramedics Robert Gowans and Anna Audley, and EMTs Jordan Hirst and Ryan Brown
Register AEDs through the PulsePoint AED app and you could win a $500 Amazon gift card or $5,000 of AEDs for your community
Colton Davis鈥� death in 2019 spurred his parents, Brett and Erin Davis, to start a fundraiser to help purchase AEDs for LaPorte County first responders
Study shows that 鈥淐PR with rescue breathing鈥� is only form of infant CPR associated with good neurological outcomes
North Carolina鈥檚 HeartRescue program was also shown to improve bystander CPR rates, but only increased survival rates for white people, not Black people
