"CPR"
Calif. Woman Dies After Nurse Refuses to Do CPR
March 5, 2013A nurse’s refusal to give CPR to a dying 87-year-old woman at a California independent living home despite desperate pleas from a 9-1-1 dispatcher has prompted outrage and spawned a criminal investigation.
Read full articleWoman, 87, Dies After Nurse Refuses to Do CPR
March 4, 2013A central California retirement home is defending one of its nurses who refused pleas by a 9-1-1 telecommunicator to perform CPR on an elderly woman, who later died.
Read full articleCPR Less Likely for Minorities on Street or Home
October 25, 2012Regardless of a neighborhood’s racial makeup, CPR was less likely to be offered in poor areas. That shows that socio-economic status makes more difference than the neighborhood’s racial makeup.
Read full articleMobile Phone App Puts CPR-Trained Users at the Scene of the Emergency
September 11, 2012PulsePoint, a free, GPS-powered iPhone and Android app, alerts CPR-trained bystanders if somebody nearby is having a cardiac emergency.
Read full articlePanel Recommends against Bill to Encourage 9-1-1 Calls in Case of Drug Overdoses
March 8, 2012Alex Barber BDN Staff, Bangor Daily News (Maine) AUGUSTA, Maine — The Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on…
Read full article9-1-1 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.
James City County Honors 2 Telecommunicators for Lifesaving CPR Instructions
August 25, 2011JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va., Aug. 17, 2011 — What did you do today? How did you make a difference in someone’s life? James City County recently honored two public safety communications officers for their excellent work in providing lifesaving CPR instructions.
Read full articleFather, Dispatcher Saved Drowning Girl with CPR
July 13, 2011Winn, Maine — The toddler who fell into a shallow well Saturday afternoon was unresponsive when pulled out by her father, who saved her life by doing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on her with help from a Penobscot Regional Communications Center dispatcher.
Read full articleiPhone 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.
Read full articleNew San Ramon Valley Fire App Can Save Lives
January 26, 2011San Ramon, Calif. — The San Ramon Valley Fire Department unveiled Tuesday morning a groundbreaking iPhone application that allows users to be notified if someone nearby is suffering from sudden cardiac arrest in public places, restaurants, stores and parks. It bring up a map to show where the user is and where the victim is and the location of the nearest automated external defibrillator.
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