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NJ Firefighters Save Little Girl from Choking
Paterson firefighters saved the life of an infant who was brought into fire headquarters choking, fire department officials said.
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The power of teamwork was recognized last month in Romulus, Michigan.

The gathering included 15 different agencies and the American Heart Association.

Homeless Health Care Los Angeles sends out trained teams on carts to intervene and stop overdoses in and around Skid Row.

Infants should get a new drug to protect them against a respiratory virus that sends tens of thousands of American children to the hospital each year, heath advisers recommended.

A study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center found that the use of a video laryngoscope increased the success of intubation on the first attempt.

EMS Airway editor Jeff Frankel speaks to Chris Kroboth about his new series entitled “Friday Night Lights” at FDIC International.

Mark Wangrin's heart rate was registering at 240 beats per minute. He thought it was a glitch and kept going. Soon after, he collapsed.

Dr. Leonard Cobb will be remembered for being a co-founder of the Seattle Fire Medic One program and for helping to create bystander CPR training.

After suffering cardiac arrest, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is teaming up with the American Heart Association to promote CPR training.

Dr. Eugene Nagel passed away peacefully on January 10, 2023. He is survived by his wife Joan, three children and six grandchildren.

Bills safety Damar Hamlin said he returned to Buffalo “with a lot of love on my heart” to continue his recovery in a hospital there.

RSV is a common respiratory virus that circulates every fall and winter and is a common cause of lung infections in young children.
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