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Spokane high school teammates Brody Graham and Grant Lichfield sprung into action when their coach suffered a cardiac arrest
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EMS personnel performed CPR and were able to resuscitate the Kingston firefighter
The East Haddam firefighters named the kitten, who was treated with pet CPR and oxygen administration, Soot
“The man grunted, fluttered his eyelids,” said Lt. Adam Jordan after he used an AED on the collapsed man. “I talked to him a little bit, I said, ‘Welcome back.’”
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When Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field in cardiac arrest, he received out-of-hospital BLS and ALS care from team personnel and EMS before transport to the hospital
Matthias Wirtz, a 22-year veteran of the North Haven Fire Department, received CPR before being transported to a hospital
Roughly 1,700 emergency workers were dispatched to the scene where ambulances lined streets and EMS providers and bystanders performed CPR
Broward Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael B. Kane: “Testing could not empirically establish that the fire station alerting system worked properly at the time”
The West Allis Fire Department is educating its community and improving OHCA survival rates
Crewmembers rushed the child to an ambulance and tried to resuscitate her, but she went into cardiac arrest on the way to a hospital
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The South Dakota firefighter began performing CPR while his 16-year-old daughter called 911
“We are heartbroken for our brother firefighter and friend Captain Josh Ingram and his entire family for the loss of their son,” Polk County Fire Rescue said
Former Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling says he has a new perspective on life after nearly drowning
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“He didn’t have a pulse, he wasn’t breathing so I instantly started CPR — what I was trained to do,” said Toledo Fire & Rescue Firefighter Myles Copeland
In honor of EMS Week, members from the Columbus (Ohio) Division of Fire guided 100 middle school students in hands-only CPR, bleeding control and AEDs
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Firefighter Anthony Mendez assisted in performing CPR on Patrick McCarthy, 72, before EMS providers arrived on scene
We do everything we can in the hope we’re wrong about what is happening to the smallest of victims
This week’s photo combines word play with safety, as members of the Burleson (Texas) Fire Department team up with the city’s drowning coalition to provide resources for kids and families
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Without first responders’ quick actions, survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests fall by 7-10% every minute
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Members of the Springdale Fire Department were in Wisconsin for a meeting about a fire truck
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Spokane Firefighter Alex Rossi woke up to find his father, a fellow firefighter, in cardiac arrest and immediately began CPR efforts
The approval for new AEDs, cardiac monitors and CPR devices follows an inspection showing that most Eddy County fire vehicles lacked working AEDs
“I’ve been here 30 years, and I’ve never had this happen,” said Captain Jon Moore with the Mesquite Fire Department
The driver died at the scene despite Highland Park firefighters’ CPR efforts; the passenger was transported to a hospital in serious condition
Landun Charles of Lewisville was getting ready for work when his spouse, Lauren Charles, a nurse, had to start CPR on him
“This is something I’ll have nightmares about for the rest of my life,” said Alex Pollak, who worked at the concert
Gresham firefighter Nick Haney helped administer CPR to Meghan Roth, whom he’d met through a mutual friend
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service crewmembers have made at least 16 water rescues
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Active and retired firefighters from North Attleboro and Foxborough sprang into action to help a man suffering a medical emergency mid-flight
North Carolina’s HeartRescue program was also shown to improve bystander CPR rates, but only increased survival rates for white people, not Black people
When responders heard the boy’s mom scream, they jumped to action, literally, hopping the fence because “We don’t have time to use key cards”
Fairfield’s Ryan Hughes, 33, collapsed during a structure fire call last week