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Avive has rapidly built an expansive and diverse customer base, delivering its FDA-approved, award-winning AED technology across all 50 states
The investigative report finds Topsfield EMTs “grossly failed to take care of this patient appropriately”
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Bronny James, 18, was reported to be out of intensive care and in stable condition
HELP training is a new program offered to houses of worship and religious community groups
“They rushed over,” said Anderson Township Fire Department member Curtis Yuskewich
Bay Village’s Jeremy Gillespie ran over and helped responders perform CPR on Maui Firefighter Tre Evans-Dumaran
“The opportunity to dramatically transform cardiac arrest response and improve outcomes is now possible,” said Rory Beyer, Avive co-founder and president
Community risk reduction and improving mental health resources for providers
Whether NFL player or firefighter, when one of our own goes down, the impacts are amplified beyond our routine responses
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The NFL safety “continues to progress remarkably in his recovery,” the team says
“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.’”
Matthias Wirtz, a 22-year veteran of the North Haven Fire Department, received CPR before being transported to a hospital
The West Allis Fire Department is educating its community and improving OHCA survival rates
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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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
The approval for new AEDs, cardiac monitors and CPR devices follows an inspection showing that most Eddy County fire vehicles lacked working AEDs
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North Carolina’s HeartRescue program was also shown to improve bystander CPR rates, but only increased survival rates for white people, not Black people
EMS providers reported several encounters with the suspect, including one in which he was allegedly carrying a firearm
AEDs will be distributed to first responder agencies statewide through the grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Moore Fire Department Lt. Alex Meron and Paramedic Chelsee Meron found the man pulseless in the baggage claim area
The city of Hobart took advantage of a trade-in deal to replace its older cardiac monitors and AEDs
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Make sure each of your service’s cardiac arrest patients get the best chance of survival by prioritizing high-quality CPR in training and in practice
A non-profit School Emergency Response Coalition is equipping students with life-saving emergency response training and equipment
Fire officials said fire engines are often the first emergency vehicle to reach someone in need
Firefighter-Paramedic James Axiotis was off duty when he aided a police officer having a heart attack at the gym
The off-duty firefighter and a nurse stepped in to perform CPR and use an AED to revive the man