Improved CPR - Increase CPR effectiveness through quality improvement tools and training
We know that victims of cardiac arrest have a much higher chance of survival with bystander CPR. In a study of more than 17,000 bystander-witnessed cardiac arrests, the Swedish Cardiac Arrest Registry found CPR done by lay rescuers doubled the survival rate (6.2%) and CPR administered by health-care professionals tripled the survival rate (10.8%) at one month when compared to no bystander CPR.(1) If we look more closely at the benefit of high-quality bystander CPR, it has been shown that "good" CPR—defined as providing a palpable pulse and chest rise with ventilation—led to a 23% survival to hospital discharge, compared to 1–6% for patients with no or poor CPR.(2)
UCLA Med Center Pioneers Lifesaving Technology - Could it Have Saved Michael Jackson?
First Aid and CPR for Pets Can Save Your Best Friend!
Our pets rely on us to take care of them when they're sick or injured. But if were not prepared, panic and confusion may hinder our ability to act appropriately when they need us most. The best way to increase your chances of responding quickly and calmly to a pet emergency is to familiarize yourself with basic pet first aid techniques.
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CPR and Disaster Preparedness Go Hand in Hand in Marin
As rain pelted her Ross home the, Stephanie Cook was thinking about an escape route if flooding erupted like it did in Ross Valley early New Year's Eve. This time around, the mother of two felt prepared because she just completed two sessions of CERT, or Community Emergency Response Training and had taken a CPR class.
San Rafael Teacher Saves Choking Boy
"The teacher came running in from next door, saying 'He's choking! He's dying! Help!'" said a Novato resident who teaches social studies and language arts at Davidson Middle School in San Rafael.
After asking the other teacher to call 911, she found a sixth-grade student caught between a chair and a desk. She pulled him out and saw that the boy, who had been eating chicken nuggets, was unable to breathe.
"He was really choking. There was no air going in whatsoever," the teacher said. "I had to perform the Heimlich maneuver 15 times to get the object free."
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