Kim Mulford Cherry Hill Courier-Post Published 2:51 PM EDT Sep 24, 2018 When Edward Carey pulled up to a car accident near Exit 38 on Interstate 295 last July, the Virtua paramedic saw a bystander kneeling in the muddy median, delivering chest compressions to a dead man. More: Lakewood baby case: 'It was an accident,' caretaker says It was a memorable scene. A paramedic for more than a decade, Carey said most bystanders don't pull people out of car wrecks to perform CPR; it was the first time he ever saw it. But a sudden cardiac arrest patient's chances of survival plummet with every minute that passes without the emergency measure, also known as cardiopulmonary resuscitation. "It's scary for people," Carey said. "Just because you've had training on it doesn't mean you're willing to do it." That could be improving. Statistics compiled by the American Heart Association show bystanders are coming to the rescue more often, and survival … [Read more...] about Bystanders rescue Gloucester County man using CPR
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Minnesota’s first self-training CPR kiosk unveiled
A new self-training kiosk at Hennepin County Medical Center seeks to train more Minnesotans so they understand CPR and don’t feel afraid if they ever need to use it. Designed in shape and simplicity like a Whac-A-Mole arcade game, the console takes people through the basics of hands-only CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and has them practice compressions on a dummy chest to get the pressure and pacing right. “Hands-only CPR can save lives,” said Barb Ducharme, executive director of the Twin Cities chapter of the American Heart Association, which helped purchase the kiosk with the Medtronic Foundation. “If it’s performed immediately, hands-only CPR can double or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival.” The first public demonstration of the training kiosk came Friday from Alicia Bravo, a Hennepin ER nurse who suffered a cardiac arrest last summer while swimming across a Wisconsin lake with her father and other relatives … [Read more...] about Minnesota’s first self-training CPR kiosk unveiled
USF wins doubleheader to stay alive in AAC tourney
Its American Athletic Conference tournament hopes flat-lining, USF's baseball team has spent the past 30 or so hours reviving itself with plain ol' CPR.Clutch Pitching and Resolve.Needing back-to-back wins on a humid Clearwater day to remain alive, the No. 2-seeded Bulls (35-19-1) got complete games (of varying lengths) from right-handers Collin Sullivan and Alec Wisely, not to mention complete proficiency from their batting order.The result was a 7-2 triumph against Wichita State; followed by a seven-inning, 13-0 rout of Connecticut; at Robin Roberts Field.USF, which lost its opener in the double-elimination tournament to Wichita State on Wednesday morning, faces the Huskies in a loser-leave-town rematch Friday at 10 a.m. at Spectrum Field. Toss in Wednesday evening's 9-4 win against Cincinnati, and the Bulls have managed three tournament triumphs in about 20 hours.They previously hadn't won two games in a conference tournament since 2012."We've got a special group," first-year coach … [Read more...] about USF wins doubleheader to stay alive in AAC tourney
Video: Drowning squirrel gets CPR from CMU student, fan of ‘The Office’
Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Video: Drowning squirrel gets CPR from CMU student, fan of 'The Office' Squirrels are good swimmers -- except this one, found drowning in a pond at Central Michigan University. So what did this student do? Watch and smile! Sent! A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press Published 9:40 p.m. ET April 4, 2018 CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENT EMAIL MORE It’s crucial to learn CPR because, you know, you might see a drowning squirrel. And that is just how Central Michigan University freshman Natalie Belsito feels. Belsito could add that it’s equally crucial to … [Read more...] about Video: Drowning squirrel gets CPR from CMU student, fan of ‘The Office’
CBS News Logo Woman back from the dead after CPR
No one can believe Debbie Biggles is still alive. Last Saturday, Biggles, a dog groomer at Kosmos Doghouse in Scottsdale, Ariz., was busy getting a golden labradoodle into the bath when she fell to the floor unconscious. Biggles was clinically dead for 26 minutes but survived thanks to her colleague, Chelsea Loucks. "I saw her laying on the floor in the back corner," Loucks told CBS affiliate KPHO in Scottsdale, Ariz. "She was like blue-purple-ish." Loucks took Biggles' pulse -- nothing -- and also could see her breathing was shallow. She started chest compressions on Biggles to the beat of the Bee Gees hit "Staying Alive," just as she'd been taught in a CPR lesson years ago. And the effort paid off -- Biggles stayed alive. "She's my angel, she saved me," said Biggles. Kurt Solem, the ER doctor who saw Biggles when she arrived at the hospital, said her heart was beating and her blood pressure was stable by then. However, he was initially uncertain Biggles would make a … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo Woman back from the dead after CPR