Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bystander use of an automated external defibrillator after cardiac arrest improves survival odds at 30 days.

East Texas Medical Center EMS is the first in Texas to launch the PulsePoint CPR/AED smartphone application to help improve sudden cardiac arrest survival rates in communities served by ETMC EMS in ...

It takes a lot of training and the latest technology to keep alive a heart attack patient, local EMS official Mike Fitzgibbons says. "The first minutes (after a heart attack) are absolutely critical," ...

A new study shows that a single standard guideline could help emergency medical crews and ER teams determine which cardiac arrest victims might benefit from a trip to the hospital, while at the same ...

MARTIN COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - The Martin County EMS team is adopting a new set of protocols when responding to cardiac arrest calls. This comes more than a year after Martin General Hospital closed its ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Differences in emergency medical service agency resuscitation practices may partly account for widely varying ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- A new initiative by Chesterfield EMS is working to educate citizens on how to help in emergency situations. On a daily basis, Chesterfield EMS workers answer the call for ...

There’s a saying in the emergency medical services field when it comes to treating a heart attack: Time is muscle. The quicker a patient in the throes of a heart attack can be diagnosed and treated, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 12—According to a report released by the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES), Washington state, and Lewis ...

Whether you survive a cardiac arrest may depend, at least in part, on which emergency medical services agency shows up to treat you, a new study suggests. Researchers found a wide variation in cardiac ...

Governor's EMS and Trauma Advisory Council (GETAC) Cardiac Care Committee Meeting Agenda This meeting will be conducted live and virtually through Teams. Virtual meeting links are posted to the GETAC ...