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Hands-only CPR training emphasized during American Heart Month

February marks American Heart Month, and the American Heart Association, in collaboration with Conemaugh Health System, is highlighting the importance of hands- ...
The Morning Journal

Avon Fire Department offers CPR, AED classes to teach lifesaving skills

The Avon Fire Department continues to offer CPR and AED classes to community members and medical professionals, providing hands-on training that fire officials say can significantly improve ...
The Chosun Ilbo on MSN

KDCA updates CPR guidelines: No bra removal for female patients

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has newly recommended that automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) be used on female cardiac arrest patients without removing undergarments such ...

If you’re learning CPR from TV, you’re probably doing it wrong, according to new analysis

While CPR can double or triple survival rates for the more than 350,000 people who suffer cardiac arrest annually, a new ...

What ‘The Office’ and other TV shows get wrong about CPR

You’ve seen what a cardiac arrest looks like on television - the patient limp and pale, the alert lifesaver pounding their ...
The Commonwealth Times

Students learn life-saving skills with ‘CPR kiosk’ in Commons

Erika Vasquez, Contributing Writer Students are participating in a new interactive CPR training inside the VCU Student ...

In case of emergency: The importance of learning CPR, pet first aid

Our pets rely on us to take care of them when they’re sick or injured. But if we’re not prepared, panic and confusion can ...
Yahoo

Why dispatchers in half of Kansas counties can’t give CPR instructions

TOPEKA, Kan. — If you call 911 in Kansas and need help administering CPR there’s roughly a 50-50 chance you’ll get any instructions. That’s because dispatchers in roughly half of Kansas counties are ...
Lassen County Times

September is National Preparedness Month: Red Cross urges families to take four steps to be ready

September is National Preparedness Month, and the American Red Cross is encouraging families to take action now to protect their loved ones before disaster strikes. Emergencies can happen anywhere and ...
WBAY

Appleton girl, 11, honored for saving mother’s life during 911 emergency

APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - The City of Appleton recognized the brave actions of an 11-year-old girl who called 911 and used CPR to save her mother’s life. Appleton Police posted on its Facebook page ...
The Register-Guard

Lane County dispatchers keep emergency services running for holidays

Nikki Martin is a six-year veteran 911 dispatcher for the Lane County Sheriff's Office who works holidays. Dispatchers handle calls for multiple police and fire departments, as well as the county's ...
WGEM

New Illinois law going into effect: Dispatchers required to recognize cardiac arrest, provide T-CPR

ILLINOIS (WGEM) - Come New Year’s Day, a number of new laws are set to go into effect. One of them has the potential to save lives. Senate Bill 1295 requires 911 telecommunicators, or dispatchers, to ...