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Resuscitation Science and Technology Leaders Introduce New, Groundbreaking T-CPR Taining and Education
April 28, 2022DALLAS, April 26, 2022 – A new suite of telecommunicator CPR (T-CPR) training and education programs designed for the first…
Read full articlePasco 9-1-1 Telecommunicator Helps Man Save Dad with CPR
May 27, 2015Lauren Bertke, a Pasco County emergency communications worker, is being lauded for her efforts in helping a caller use CPR to resuscitate and save the life of his father.
Read full articleAZ Research Shows 9-1-1 Dispatchers Giving CPR Instruction Saves Lives
November 18, 2014Guidelines for bystanders before responders arrive cited at Heart Association meeting.
Read full articleDefibrillator Registry Means Collier Countians Can Get Critical Help Fast
July 5, 2012Surviving a cardiac crisis is all about timing. How quickly someone can administer care via an automated external defibrillator is critical. For people who have a cardiac event, Collier County Emergency Medical Services has recently upgraded its AED program to an automated system that will ultimately help get AEDs to victims faster.
Read full articleDispatchers Seek Suit Dismissals in Boy’s 9-1-1 Call
January 11, 2012Detroit – The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments next week from two city emergency dispatchers seeking dismissal of lawsuits against them for treating as a prank a 5-year-old’s call about his mother’s collapse from a fatal heart attack.
Robert Turner dialed 911 twice Feb. 20, 2006, and both calls were logged by dispatchers as pranks.
9-1-1 Dispatchers Can Save More Lives by Coaching Bystanders in CPR
January 9, 2012Statement Highlights:
• Dispatchers should help 9-1-1 callers identify cardiac arrest victims and coach callers to provide immediate CPR.
• If more dispatchers followed these processes, thousands of lives could be saved every year.
• Communities should regularly evaluate 9-1-1 emergency dispatchers’ performance and the overall emergency response system, according to a new American Heart Association statement.
iPhone AED App Could Help EMS
February 10, 2011The San Ramon (Calif.) Fire Department has created and put into civilian hands and iPhone app designed to alert CPR- and AED-trained bystanders within 500 feet of a cardiac arrest victim to the event so victims can receive immediate emergency assistance.
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