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Back from the dead, thanks to ice packs
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | 1 day ago
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Dr. Larry Ebbert likes to say that he just happened to be changing planes in Minneapolis when he dropped dead in June. That is why he lived to tell the tale. "I guess I'm one of the luckier people on the planet," he said this week. "If I had not been...
Tags: Dr. Larry Ebbert, cardiac arrest, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, Health Medical Pharma, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Death, Medical emergencies, Therapeutic hypothermia, Paramedic, Cardiovascular diseases, First aid
No improvement in surviving heart attack at home
Thiruvananthapuram :: India | 2 days ago
Credibility It's a dismal trend considering enormous spending on heart research, new emergency care protocols, and the advent of new drugs and devices...Although half of cardiac arrests are witnessed by a bystander, according to the study, only 32 percent, or about...
Tags: cardiac arrests, hospital cardiac, CPR, UMHS, India, Thiruvananthapuram, Health Medical Pharma, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Medical emergencies, Cardiac arrest, Cardiovascular diseases, Emergency medicine, First aid, Myocardial infarction, Emergency medical services
Surf lifeguards expecting a busy summer
Karāchi :: Pakistan | 2 days ago
Credibility Surf lifeguards expecting a busy summer 03/12/2009 10:00:02 The country's surf lifeguards are expecting a busy summer and have already carried out 65 rescues since the season began at Labour weekend. The number so far is up slightly on figures for the...
Tags: surf lifeguards, busy summer, Pakistan, Karāchi, Rescue, Emergency services, Moko, First aid, Surf lifesaving, Lifeguard
Assaults on undocumented migrants continue in county
Mexico City :: Mexico | 3 days ago
Credibility Nov. 21, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office. The man, an undocumented Mexican national, told deputies that assailants dressed in black with automatic weapons accosted him and his traveling companions, said Communications Officer Javier...
Tags: Mexico, Mexico City, Law Crime, Ossa, Rio Rico, Social Issues, Wound, United States Border Patrol, First aid, Interstate 19, Human Interest, Tucson Arizona
Oxygen during CPR improves survival
Thiruvananthapuram :: India | 4 days ago
Credibility Scientists tested different scenarios in an animal study of cardiac arrest...They found that about 80 percent of the rats survived regardless of the percentage of oxygen they received along with chest compressions. However, in the group receiving no oxygen,...
Tags: cardiac arrest, Mark Angelos, CPR, percent oxygen, India, Thiruvananthapuram, Health Medical Pharma, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Medical emergencies, Basic life support, Emergency medicine, Emergency department, First aid, Emergency medical services
Girls injured following run-in with dolphin (NZPA)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 5 days ago
Credibility Two girls have been left bruised following a run-in with Gisborne's resident dolphin, Moko. While the 12-year-olds, both junior lifeguards, were out on their paddle boards yesterday, Moko knocked them off as he tried to get hold of the boards, The Gisborne...
Tags: Moko, New Zealand, Auckland, Rescue, Dolphin, First aid, Surf lifesaving, Lifeguard
6 rescued as large waves near San Diego flip boat
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 6 days ago
Credibility Authorities say large waves breaking at the entrance to Mission Bay flipped a fishing boat over, plunging six people into the chilly water. More News Two of the six who were tossed overboard Saturday morning were hospitalized, but authorities say neither...
Tags: San Diego, large wave, San Francisco, Rescue, First aid, Los Angeles County Lifeguards, Lifeguard, Surf lifesaving
Nevada Union student saves girl's life
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility A Nevada County teen who had learned the Heimlich maneuver for a local lifeguard job recently used the technique to save the life of another girl. The heroic teen — Mikaela Messex of Chicago Park — had learned the Heimlich from Stuart Beach, a family...
Tags: Mikaela Messex, Sabrina Beach, Chicago Park School, Stuart Beach, CPR, Heimlich, heimlich maneuver, San Francisco, Sabrina: The Animated Series, Ski, Maneuver, Sabrina, Choking, Henry Heimlich, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, First aid, Human Interest
Red Cross seeks hero nominations
Portland :: TX :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility That’s why the American Red Cross is now seeking nominations for local heroes to be honored at the upcoming Breakfast of Champions celebration...Award recipients are selected based on how their heroic acts save a life or positively impact lives; inspire...
Tags: American Red Cross, Portland, Beaverton, Beaverton Valley Times, Pamplin Media Group, Beaverton Oregon, Heroes, Champions, Disaster Accident, First aid, Human Interest
First aid for security
Suva :: Fiji Islands | 7 days ago
Credibility This after St John Ambulance conducted a three-day training at City Security Services at Brown Street in Suva. St John training co-ordinator and medical first aid instructor Rahmat Khan said the officers were taught first aid application for certain medical...
Tags: security guard, Fiji Islands, Suva, Security, Security guards, St. John Ambulance, Scoutcraft, Self-care, First aid
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