A review of the audio of the 9-1-1 call for help for 50 year-old Michael Jackson reveals that the doctor’s performance of CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation) may not have been optimal for the emergency care of Michael Jackson. Also, his knowledge of the Emergency Medical System access via 9-1-1 may not have been optimal. AUDIO: 9-1-1 [...]
With the end of Runway 32R/14L in the lower right corner, the approximate flight path of American Airlines Flight 191 on May 25, 1979 at 3:04 p.m. is shown by the red arrow [MAP/SAT]. The crash site was in an empty field just south of the oasis on Interstate 90, just east of the Elmhurst [...]
Following is one of the most professionally-handled 9-1-1 calls among calls that are released by 9-1-1 officials nationwide. Keep in mind that 9-1-1 call takers are responsible not only for getting help to the scene, but that they are responsible for gathering helpful information about any danger to first responders that might still exist at the scene. The call taker is calm, non-judgmental, reassuring and asks the necessary questions that are needed by responding police and paramedics. Keep in mind that at least one other 9-1-1 telecommunications operator/dispatcher is receiving the call takers information and alerting responding units by radio and/or text messages to a mobile data terminal or computer in emergency vehicles. Listen to the 9-1-1 audio (aka “9-1-1 tape”)
MAR 10 2009 — Five Algonquin–Lake in the Hills Firefighters were warming up on stair stepper machines for a fitness program at LIFETIME FITNESS in Algonquin, Illinois when a male club member collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest while using an elliptical machine a few rows behind them. The firefighters, along with off-duty firefighter Chris Riley [...]