Tag result for article published on Tue December 04 2012 8:37 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: AED, cardiac arrest, CPR, CPR/AED, Pulse Point, PulsePoint, San Ramon Valley Fire Department, SCA, sudden cardiac death, White House
VIDEO: PSA announcement refers to a program in effect in San Ramon Valley, California. The program is not in effect in Arlington Heights or the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Crowd-Sourcing Good Samaritans A Good Samaritan can now volunteer to be notified if an incident possibly requiring CPR occurs in a public place in at least [...]
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Tag result for article published on Sun October 23 2011 8:12 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: bystander CPR, cardiac arrest, CPR, Schaumburg, Schaumburg Fire Department, witnessed cardiac arrest
Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:05 p.m. Saturday to a report of a man down near a service elevator at the Chicago Marriott, 50 N. Martingale Road. A hotel employee of the Chicago Marriott, 50 N. Martingale Road in Schaumburg, witnessed a man collapse outside the service elevator in the back (south side) of [...]
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Posted in Fire/Rescue/EMS Notebook, FIREBLOG B
Tag result for article published on Sat January 01 2011 9:54 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Advanced Life Support, AED, Automated External Defibrillator, cardiac arrest, cardiac arrhythmia, CPR, CPR/AED, CPR/AED save, first responder, first responder rescue, Midtown Athletic Club, Palatine Fire Department
WGNTV Report: Palatine Fire Department Fire Chief Bob Falardeau and others honored Midtown Athletic Club members Tim Kirby and Linda Kleiss and Fitness Director Neil Wywialowski Thursday, December 30, 2010 after they were instrumental in following AED/CPR procedure to save the life of a fellow athletic club member who suffered cardiac arrest. Midtown Athletic Club [...]
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Tag result for article published on Fri June 26 2009 5:08 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Advanced Cardiac Life Support, ALS, cardiac arrest, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, CPR, CPR rescue, lidocaine
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 [...]
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