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His Heart Stopped On a Treadmill. His Wife Gave Him CPR.
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.
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A longtime Weld County dispatcher received recognition for a lifesaving call in November.
The two police officers sprang into action after hearing a mother cry out for someone to help save her choking baby.
Medical providers in Ukraine could run out of oxygen as Russia’s invasion disrupts transportation, according to the World Health Organization.
A study has shown that intubation first-pass success with the Vie Scope® was essentially doubled compared to standard intubation methods.
A new law would require anti-choking devices in schools across the state, but some medical experts question the device's safety.
When Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer Cecilia Morales heard people screaming for help, she knew if she didn’t act quickly, the outcome was going to be grim.
The McMurray Enhanced Airway quickly stents open a patient’s airway, facilitating ventilation and oxygenation.
The Ambu Bag has come to define the self-inflating manual resuscitation device that is part of the standard kit carried by first responders.
Millions of people around the globe die each year because of COPD, and nearly 16 million people in the U.S. have a form of the disease.
Many 9/11 survivors suffer from upper airway diseases or digestive disorders because of inhaling toxic dust after the fall of the Twin Towers
As Tunisia faces a surge of COVID-19 cases, demand for life-saving oxygen has grown higher than the supply.
Dispatchers Ashley White and Josh Rysavy each received Lifesaver Awards for their critical assistance in providing CPR instructions to callers who found family members unresponsive during separate incidences.
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