More articles about: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
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Fentanyl Overdose Awareness
Community awareness is critical to preventing overdose
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Fentanyl overdoses are on the rise. Here’s what to know and how you can help
Community awareness is critical to preventing overdoses
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For Better Home Cardiac Arrest Outcomes, Make a HeartSafe Home Plan
The program partners with first responders and community leaders to increase awareness of in-home cardiac arrests.
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Former army medic turned emergency physician offers training, care during Ukraine war
He’s trained hundreds of health care workers on providing trauma care.
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Most cardiac arrests happen at home. Here’s how to make yours ‘heartsafe’
The program partners with first responders and community leaders to increase awareness of in-home cardiac arrests.
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Critical and underutilized: fire and police responders associated with higher cardiac arrest survival rates
Police and fire first responders are often first on the scene during emergency cardiac arrest, and their intervention correlates with higher survival rates for patients.
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Doctor Revives Fellow Hockey Player
It was a normal day for Jeff Zampi, M.D., who had spent most of it performing procedures to treat babies, children, adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease. And after wrapping up work at University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, the pediatric cardiologist laced up his skates to hit the ice for a hockey game nearby in Ann Arbor: his Mott team was facing the Ice Cats. But by the third period of the match, Zampi found himself switching back to doctor mode.
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A 1-year-old’s journey after severe COVID sickness
After her 17-month-old daughter got a life-threatening case of COVID, Andrea Bell is encouraging others to continue protecting those that can’t get vaccinated. 
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Is it Safe to Perform CPR During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
A new study analyzes the potential transmission risk of airborne respiratory pathogens during bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR.
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Performing Bystander CPR Saves Man’s Life
A seemingly normal errand run turned abnormal for one man when his heart stopped beating. How a Michigan Medicine surgical resident happened upon the man’s emergency and helped save his life.
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What Mothers and Younger Women Should Know About SCAD
Learn the causes and treatments for SCAD, the leading cause of heart attacks in women younger than 50, pregnant women and new mothers.
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Learn to Save a Life with Hands-Only CPR
Without swift intervention, sudden cardiac arrest can be deadly. Hands-only CPR can double or triple a victim’s chances of recovery.
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New Michigan Law Could Save 400 Lives a Year
New Michigan law requires high schools to teach hands only CPR & AED usage. Learn about the Michigan CPR bill & how it will help people during cardiac arrest.