CPR
Sudden cardiac arrest can strike without warning, and every minute counts
NYPD bodycam footage from the Jordan Neely trial underscores the importance of hands-only CPR and AED use when faced with an unresponsive subject
Join Steve Whitehead, Hartwell Medical and EMS1 for 26 brand-new episodes, from CPR consciousness, to hands off chest time and sedation controversies
Mapleton Police Officer Bob Roelofs performed CPR on Smith until paramedics arrived
The video was shown in court during the trial of Daniel Penny, who placed Jordan Neely in a chokehold after he allegedly threatened to kill other subway train passengers
Clear Spring EMS responded to an urgent call involving an infant initially in respiratory distress
Erin Mender had earlier helped the same EMT with a medical emergency at the Alabama-Missouri game
The duo were recognized for saving the life of a teen soccer player
An $85M wrongful death lawsuit accuses Newport News gross negligence and willful and wanton negligence
The West Bloomfield High School “WB Has Heart” program involves awareness, screenings, training, merchandise and events
A case in New Mexico highlights the importance of thorough assessments after paramedics deemed a patient’s self-inflicted gunshot wound unsurvivable
Annapolis Fire Chief Douglas Remaley presented the citations of merit Wiley H. Bates Middle School staff
ZOLL’s donation of the National AED Registry to the Emergency AED Registry, hosted by PulsePoint, optimizes dispatch and citizen responder accessibility to AED locations
Teamwork was highlighted among the dispatcher giving CPR instructions and Chelmsford police officers, firefighters, medics and hospital paramedics providing patient care
Invented by a 30-year firefighter/paramedic, the CPR board uses gravity to improve blood flow to the brain and heart
Follow these EMS tips to measure mean arterial pressure, monitor sepsis, rule out DKA and ensure high-quality CPR
It may not be poor brain integrity that is causing a lack of response to a sternum rub, but an inadequate length of time the sternum rub is applied
The John Wesley Foster Act requires schools to have mandated training, AEDs and response plans
San Diego County’s extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation pilot program using ECMO was started over a year ago and involves three hospitals
Cumberland County’s 4-Minute City Program uses nearly 300 AEDs
Understand some terms related to paramedic care should a loved one need an ambulance
The Madison-Rockingham Rescue Squad technician pulled the victim from the water and began CPR
Kansas City firefighters entered the sewer and found the worker face down in six to eight inches of water
Waveform capnography provides real-time feedback that BLS providers can use to make treatment decisions and improve care
Skagit County has begun using PulsePoint Respond and PulsePoint AED to improve the use of bystander CPR
Sen. Arthur Orr performed CPR on Sen. Tim Melson during a trip to South Korea in 2023
Workers in the funeral home immediately started CPR but the woman died later at a hospital
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Firefighters from three departments are recognized for their quick work with CPR and an AED
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